Doctors have issued a warning after a rise in cases of a dangerous flesh-eating infection that can affect the genitalia and ...

Medical experts have observed a “substantial” increase in invasive group A strep cases, with rates more than doubling between ...

Most group A strep infections cause mild illnesses like strep throat — but when that bacteria spreads to ... necrotizing fasciitis — that is, flesh-eating disease — and even organ failure.

The disease - linked to necrotizing fasciitis, flesh-eating disease, and life-threatening sepsis ... in severity and vary based on the illness that the group A streptococcus bacteria caused. A few of ...

This parasite is not currently found in Canada, but with travel-related cases increasing, Canadians heading south should be on alert. A recent outbreak of a flesh-eating parasite known as the New ...

Invasive strep is a severely contagious disease that occurs when the bacteria Streptococcus pyogenes enters the body into the blood, lungs or deep tissues. It spreads through airborne droplets of ...

But this type of bacteria can also cause more serious illnesses—even flesh-eating infections. Here's what to know about the rise in strep infections. Group A Streptococcus bacteria can cause ...

A recent outbreak of a flesh-eating parasite known as the [New World screwworm](https://www.cdc.gov/myiasis/about-new-world-screwworm-myiasis/index.html) (Cochliomyia ...

They suspect that frequent exposure to meat-eating bacteria and other pathogens may ... the aggressive pathogen can eat away at living flesh. “If we could find the way that the beetles deal ...

What's more, "strep" – which also causes a bizarre flesh-eating disease – had become shockingly resistant to common antibiotics. Group A streptococcus (GAS) – which may be best known by one ...