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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]
At least three people have died in Connecticut and New York after contracting a rare flesh-eating bacteria that can be found in warm, brackish waters or raw shellfish, officials confirmed Wednesday.
Recent news reports regarding deaths attributed to a rare flesh-eating bacteria noted that one of the five deaths since Jan. 1 that occurred in Florida was in Sarasota County.. Florida Department ...
Infections with the deadly, flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus are rare — but they may be on the rise in parts of the United States. The bacteria are found naturally in warm seawater, and ...
Although infections with flesh-eating bacteria are rare, taking V. vulnificus seriously is important. “After potential exposure, people should not take any early signs of infection or symptoms ...
A Texas woman died 21 days after being infected by a bacteria that can cause necrotizing fasciitis, or flesh-eating disease. ... or flesh-eating disease.
Flesh-eating bacteria is actually a broad term, says Amesh Adalja, MD, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. “There are many types of bacteria that have that capacity ...
The Vibrio vulnificus bacteria has the East Coast on high alert with three confirmed deaths this summer. Warming coastal waters offers a chance for the bacteria to naturally thrive.