In Venezuela a small scratch can be fatal

In Venezuela a small scratch can become a matter of life and death. Lack of antibiotics, put three-year-old Ashely’s life at risk and almost led to her leg being amputated. As her mother Oriana explained, it all started with a simple grazed knee, which she had even cleaned with alcohol: “She fell down and scratched herself. I mean, we never expected that a scratch would cause all of this. Then, two weeks later, she had a reaction. She got arthritis, septic arthritis.” Ashley’s pediatrician, Dr Richard Rangel talked about how Ashley’s situation became so drastic, so quickly: “Maykelis (Ashley) Pacheco is a three-year-old girl who was admitted to our hospital for a skin infection caused by a resistant germ. More…