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Don’t Blame Spider Bite For Felling Slayer Guitarist Jeff Hanneman

The spider bite that’s been blamed for his untimely death may have masked a more common culprit, writes Dr. Kent Sepkowitz.

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Jeff Hanneman, lead guitarist of the seminal thrash-metal group Slayer, died this week of liver failure. Without exception, the somber coverage of his death has included mention of the nearly fatal infection Hanneman had sustained in 2011 when he developed necrotizing fasciitis, a.k.a.

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