A critically ill Connecticut woman has been treated for the same life-threatening, flesh-eating infection that is plaguing Japan. The American patient was admitted to her local hospital after experiencing symptoms of vomiting, diarrhea, shortness of breath, elevated heart rate and low blood pressure. Subsequent medical scans showed fluid buildup in the patient’s lungs as well […]
A deadly “flesh-eating” bacteria is spreading at a record rate in Japan, with the capital Tokyo a hotspot. So far this year, the country has reported 977 cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) – already exceeding an all time high of 941 infections detected in 2023. The condition is caused by an unusual manifestation […]
Rising temperatures have manifested in conspicuous manners along the East Coast, including storms and wildfires. But a new threat has been flying under the radar and is impossible to detect by the naked eye: flesh-eating bacteria. What’s happening? The CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report published last February found that seven people from North Carolina […]