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. report a rise in the number of cases of necrotizing fasciitis of the vulva. Doctors at the Shrewsbury and ...

Doctors in the UK have warned that several cases of a dangerous 'flesh-eating' bacterial infection affecting the external female genitalia have been reported ...

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

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 ...

Japan is on high alert after the country reported nearly 1,000 cases of ‘flesh-eating bacteria’ disease ... a look at some of the common signs and symptoms of STSS, according to the Centres ...

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 record number of cases of a potentially fatal “flesh-eating disease” were reported ... 30 percent of STSS cases end in death because symptoms can suddenly worsen. There are concerns the ...

However, if the bacteria enters the body through a wound, it can cause the much deadlier fulminant STSS. The "flesh-eating bacterium ... Strep throat and similar symptoms are typically the ...

But this type of bacteria can also cause more serious illnesses—even flesh-eating infections ... and most didn’t have any symptoms. If people are colonized—the medical term for carrying ...

Doctors have urged gynaecologists to be aware of the signs of a dangerous "flesh-eating" infection that ... The disease occurs when bacteria infiltrate connective tissue around muscles, nerves ...