A rare but horrific kind of infection might be on the rise. Gynecologists in the UK have begun to see an alarming increase in people with necrotizing fasciitis of the vulva, a.k.a. the “flesh-eating” ...

Doctors in the U.K. have warned gynecologists of the risks of necrotizing fasciitis in the external genitalia after seeing several cases.

A decade-long study of around 35 million Americans in 10 states has found that group A streptococcus infections have more ...

Each summer, as the waters along the U.S. coastline heat up, cases of flesh-eating bacteria start to grow. The bacteria — which can be deadly, depending on the type — thrives in water with ...

She was diagnosed with the virulent Vibrio vulnificus, often called the “flesh-eating bacteria,” according to a GoFundMe set up by her friend, Anna Messina. Her body could not fight off the ...

MICHAEL SMITH: Flesh eating, bacteria in the Gulf of Mexico? Well, it's technically not flesh, eating, and thankfully, rare. But it's still a scary story. The bacteria vibrio, vulnificus can kill ...

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.

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

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 ...

A Florida man died on July 10 after eating a raw oyster at a Sarasota restaurant that was contaminated by the bacteria Vibrio vulnificus, which can cause flesh-eating disease, or necrotizing ...