Logan Heights mom stands on prosthetic legs after flesh-eating disease battle

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – Arisbeth Munoz stood on two new prosthetic legs Thursday — a milestone more than a year and a half in the making for the Logan Heights mom whose battle with flesh-eating disease left her with multiple amputations.

“I’m feeling, feeling excited,” Munoz said.

Munoz’s ordeal began when a pain in her side and vomiting sent her to the emergency room. There, she tested positive for the flu and Group A strep bacteria — a common bacteria which, in rare cases, can trigger sepsis and flesh-eating necrotizing fasciitis. Munoz developed both…

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