by Karin Goodwin
FRESH calls to shut down a notorious Glasgow homeless hostel have been made following fears that residents have been put at risk of contracting a deadly flesh-eating disease.
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NHS Scotland confirmed four residents of the privately-run Bellgrove Hotel, which houses almost 140 homeless men in Glasgow, have been treated for Group A streptococcal infections, which can cause mild symptoms but in vulnerable drug users can infect wounds and lead to fatal conditions including infections of the blood and necrotising fasciitis (flesh-eating disease).
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Along with the Scottish Drugs Forum, the NHS has advised drug users and those supporting them to be aware of the early signs and symptoms including high fever, muscle ache and infection at the site of a wound.
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