(Bloomberg) -- A disease caused by a rare “flesh-eating bacteria” that can kill people within 48 hours is spreading in Japan after the country relaxed Covid-era restrictions. Cases of ...

A new study reveals a novel approach to mitigating tissue damage caused by Streptococcus pyogenes, the flesh-eating bacterium responsible for severe infections such as necrotizing fasciitis. The ...

A new study published in Nature Communications reveals a novel approach to mitigating tissue damage caused by Streptococcus ...

Last year, only two cases were reported. While commonly referred to as “flesh-eating bacteria”, the bacteria is also known by its medical name, necrotizing fasciitis. It is a severe ...

However, if the bacteria enters the body through a wound, it can cause the much deadlier fulminant STSS. The "flesh-eating bacterium" can infect patients through wounds on the hands and feet ...

The first patient developed a fatal infection after showing up at a hospital in Germany with swelling around his left eyelid ...

Researchers discovered that targeting S. pyogenes metabolism with a pyruvate dehydrogenase inhibitor reduces tissue damage ...

Three men have been hit by a rare and gruesome flesh-eating bug, with one of them tragically losing his life to the ...

As of October 25, 2024, there have been 77 cases and 15 deaths, up from 46 cases and 11 deaths in 2023. Vibrio are a group of marine bacteria that thrive in warm, brackish waters—where fresh water ...

A new study published in Nature Communications reveals a novel approach to mitigating tissue damage caused by Streptococcus pyogenes, the flesh-eating ...

The Buruli ulcer, a bacterial infection that eats away at skin tissue, affected more than 350 people in Victoria last year.

The rare flesh-eating condition is known as periorbital necrotizing soft tissue infection, and is caused by either ...