A woman had her legs and left hand amputated after “flesh-eating” strep throat bacteria passed into her bloodstream. The mom, only identified as Brittany, was struck down with “severe ...

S trep infections are most well known for causing strep throat, which can be treated with antibiotics. But this type of ...

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

(Bloomberg) -- A disease caused by a rare “flesh-eating bacteria” that can kill people ... Kikuchi urged people to maintain hand hygiene and to treat any open wounds. He said patients may ...

And our hands? They're like one big freeway ... staph and other bacteria take it one step further. Welcome the flesh-eating bacteria, also known for causing necrotizing soft tissue infections.

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.

Most group A strep infections cause mild illnesses like strep throat — but when that bacteria spreads to the blood and deep ...

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 ...

Shortly after Hurricane Helene’s torrential rains and storm surge subsided, Florida’s Department of Health had a new, but familiar, problem on their hands. They recorded ... Vibrio are a group of ...

RELATED: Flesh-Eating Bacteria Washing Ashore in Florida ... public to avoid eating raw or undercooked shellfish, wash your hands after handling raw shellfish, avoid salt water if you have ...

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 ...

Januario Hospital. She had been infected with the potentially deadly “flesh-eating” bacteria Vibrio vulnificus: a distant, yet equally dangerous, cousin of the notorious V. cholerae.