I had a small open cut on my right hand knuckle and went in the Florida ocean water yesterday. As I went to bed the little sore started to burn and I started worrying about the flesh eating bacteria. I used peroxide and disinfected the wound. The infection looks better and there is no blue color or anything scary looking. I ve just noticed that by touching the bone and the ligaments between the 2 knuckles they hurt as I press down. Can this be due by me just using the mouse of the computer for an hour today or can it be the flesh eating bacteria? Does this infection always give visible signs when it starts?Around my wound the temperature is normal and is lightly red. The skin hasn t changed color. The paper cut on the knuckle was not very deep and very small. It s still open. At a certain point today it started bleeding maybe by touching it with grocery bags. Should I go to the hospital? Will they laugh at me? Can this bacteria enter enter any small cuts and what is the probability? I am 100% healthy.