Japan is experiencing an increase in cases of a rare and deadly disease caused by flesh-eating bacteria ... mainly characterised by sudden symptom progression, including limb pain and swelling ...

Japan is grappling with a concerning surge in cases of a rare "flesh-eating bacteria" that can be fatal ... explained the rapid progression of the disease. “Most of the deaths happen within ...

Once there the bacteria begin to multiply and spread rapidly over mere hours. As they do so they release toxins that destroy tissue, giving the condition its 'flesh-eating' nickname.

Top UK doctors have issued a warning following a rise in dangerous flesh-eating infections with a ... within hours or over a few days and if the bacteria infect the blood stream it can lead ...

Man, 47, contracts severe infection following treatment at a traditional medicine clinic A probe was launched into 'flesh-eating infection' after bacteria were found on patient shorts used at an ...