Michael Kohlhof's family says the 35-year-old has been fighting a tough battle in a San Antonio hospital after having his limbs amputated due to a flea bite.
Michael Kohlhof, 35, was visiting his mother in San Antonio in June when he started feeling sick. He had flu-like symptoms and some gastrointestinal issues.
Hardway said doctors used "every drug they could think of" to save her son's life, including antibiotics, steroids, and vasopressors. The vasopressors saved Kohlhof's life, but they also caused damage to his hands and feet.Kohlhof has since had both of his hands amputated to his forearms and has had one of several surgeries planned for his feet. He is still in the hospital, but he is expected to make a full recovery.
"We used to just see it basically in the southern part of Texas," Troisi said. "But over the last ten years, we've seen more cases. If you look across the state, there's no county that doesn't have at least a few cases."Typhus is spread by fleas that are infected with bacteria. The fleas can be found on rats, cats, opossums, and other animals.
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