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A rare, deadly, flesh-eating bacteria is on the rise in Japan, with hundreds of people infected.. Over 1,000 cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) were reported in Japan in the first ...
Necrotizing fasciitis (NF), also known as flesh-eating disease, is a bacterial infection that results in the death of parts of the body's soft tissue. [3] It is a severe disease of sudden onset that spreads rapidly. [3] Symptoms usually include red or purple skin in the affected area, swelling, severe pain, fever, and vomiting. [3]
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a condition caused by bacterial toxins. [1] Symptoms may include fever, rash, skin peeling, and low blood pressure. [1] There may also be symptoms related to the specific underlying infection such as mastitis, osteomyelitis, necrotising fasciitis, or pneumonia.
The veteran was diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis, a rare infection with bacteria that can cause “flesh-eating disease,” the CDC notes. Even with treatment, up to 20% of patients die ...
These include necrotizing fasciitis — aka flesh-eating disease, where the flesh around an open wound dies — as well as septic shock and death. Symptoms the bacteria are in the bloodstream include:
Vibrio vulnificus is a species of gram-negative, motile, curved rod-shaped (bacillus), pathogenic bacteria of the genus Vibrio.Present in marine environments such as estuaries, brackish ponds, or coastal areas, V. vulnificus is related to V. cholerae, the causative agent of cholera. [7]
Unusually warm waters may be enabling the spread of a "flesh-eating" bacteria to regions previously non-endemic to the microorganism, according to a report published this week in the journal ...
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