"The infection didn’t go away. It spread — fast. Breathing became almost impossible."
Glide: 9
"We need to act now. His airway is closing up! Emergency tracheostomy!"
Glide: 10
"With time running out, they performed a tracheostomy to save his airway and began draining the infection."
Glide: 11
"You’re stable now, Liam. The antibiotics are working. You’re going to be okay."
"Liam survived. The infection was stopped, and he was on the road to recovery."
Glide: 12
"Ludwig’s Angina. Is a rare but dangerous infection. First described in 1836, it can turn something as simple as a tooth extraction into a life-threatening event."
A 19th-century German doctor, Karl Friedrich Wilhelm von Ludwig, examining a patient with a swollen neck
Glide: 13
"Thanks to modern medicine, what was once fatal is now treatable. But Ludwig’s Angina is a reminder: even in today’s world, some shadows still lurk in the background."
Glide: 14
"Good oral hygiene also avoids painful problems like tooth decay and infections. A little prevention goes a long way — and keeps serious issues, like Ludwig’s Angina, at bay."