Deep skin infections can occur when material kicked up by tornadic winds becomes lodged under the skin.
(CNN) -- Eight people injured by the devastating Joplin, Missouri, tornado have contracted a rare fungal infection, and three have died, officials said Friday.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is assisting state and local health officials, who are investigating the cases.
All three individuals who died had serious injuries, as well as fungus, Jasper County Coroner Rob Chappel said. One of the deaths was caused by the infection, called mucormycosis, but the cause of death for the other two victims has not been determined, he said.
June 10, 2011 9:18 p.m. EDT
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