flesh-eating bacteria
Utah Woman Gets Flesh-Eating Bacteria From Infected Spider Bites
Susi Feltch-Malohifo'ou was bitten by spiders 15 times and is now thought to have a flesh-eating bacterial infection called necrotizing fasciitis.
Flesh-Eating Bacteria Hospitalizes 'Vibrant' West Virginia Teen
Olivia Kiger-Camilo was diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis—a potentially fatal condition in which a bacterial infection causes the death of soft tissues.
Man Hospitalized With Flesh-eating Bacteria After Eating Raw Oysters
Patrick Baker was on life support for three weeks and had emergency surgery on his legs after eating the store-bought seafood.
'I Lost My Leg To Necrotizing Fasciitis'
I was just planning to depict my coma hallucinations in comic form, but then I started looking at Dan's diary. I was able to plot memories and talk to people he mentioned to create a narrative that gave me closure.
Man Catches 'Flesh-eating' Bacteria at Texas Beach During Family Visit
Darrell Dunn reportedly caught Vibrio vulnificus during a visit to the beach for his wife's birthday.
Flesh-eating Bacteria Causes Woman's Leg to Rot After Getting Impaled
It is thought to be the first case of an NSTI—a condition which makes the skin die as if it has been devoured—in someone with a healthy immune system.
Nevada Woman Who Caught Flesh-Eating Bacteria Has Over a Dozen Surgeries
Ashley Cope is thought to have caught the infection during a cosmetic procedure.
Boy, 12, Has Part of Leg Removed After Catching Flesh-Eating Bacteria
The boy's mother says she's struggling to put food on the table as she has taken so much time off work to be by his side.
Flesh-eating Tapeworm Removed From Man's Brain After 15 Years of Infection
The tapeworms usually live in the intestines of dogs and cats, but they can also infect humans.
Woman Undergoes Multiple Surgeries After Contracting Flesh-Eating Bacteria
Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare, potentially fatal infection caused by several different types of bacteria which move rapidly through the body, attacking the skin and soft tissue.
Flesh-eating Bacteria Leads to Florida Man Losing 25 Percent of His Skin
The father of two is in a critical condition after catching the bug.
Connecticut Man Loses Leg After Contracting Flesh-eating Bacteria
Tests revealed he had become infected with a bacteria that causes a rare disease known as necrotizing fasciitis.
Rise in Flesh-eating Bacteria Infections Linked to Climate Change
Even a rise in temperature of a degree or two can can increase the number of one particular type of "flesh-eating" bacteria in ocean water, an expert told "Newsweek".
Florida Man Hospitalized by 'Flesh-eating' Bacteria
George Billiris says he's thankful his 10-year-old grandson didn't catch the potentially deadly infection.
Georgia Man Gets Flesh-eating Infection After Dip in Gulf of Mexico
Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare, potentially fatal infection caused by several different types of bacteria.
Alabama Man Infected With Flesh-Eating Bacteria after Kayaking on River
The man's wife has taken to social media to warn others about the dangers of potentially-fatal necrotizing fasciitis.
Shark Bite Victim Fighting Flesh-Eating Bacteria
The pain from the infection was so unbearable, he found it difficult to walk.
'Flesh-eating' Bacteria Kills Texas Man
The bacteria likely entered the individual's body through open wounds.
Florida's Warning Over Deadly Flesh-eating Bacteria
The bacteria is rare but exposure to it is often fatal.
Flesh-eating Bacteria May Have Killed Woman
"In the emergency room they said 'we are sorry but she has a flesh-eating bacteria, we have to rush her to surgery right now."
Skin Spray Heals Flesh-Eating Bacteria Wounds
The patient lost one-third of her skin to the bacterial infection.
8-Year-Old Boy Dies From Flesh-Eating Bacteria
"They basically cut him up piece by piece," his stepfather said.
Deadly Oysters Kill Woman
You might want to rethink those dollar oysters at happy hour.
Mysterious Flesh-Eating Bacteria on the Rise in Japan
The dangerous bacteria seem to be popping up everywhere.
Flesh-Eating Bacteria Claims Another Hurricane Survivor
A carpenter working on demolition became the third person to become seriously ill, and the second to die from the disease following the storm recovery efforts.
What Is Necrotizing Fasciitis?
Health experts recommend thorough wound cleaning to prevent this rare infection from ever occurring.
Will Australia's Flesh-Eating Bacteria Hit the U.S.?
Researchers know little about the disease, including how it's spread.
Flesh-Eating Bacteria Cure Cannot Come Soon Enough
In a total coincidence, the same Houston hospital saw a patient with a flesh-eating infection, then published a paper about how it kills.
Strep's Dangerous Cousin, Sometimes Flesh-Eating, Spreading Round World
This bacteria has an unusual cell structure that may make it more virulent.
What Is Vibrio Vulnificus and Should You Be Concerned?
The freaky infection that may cause illness akin to flesh-eating bacteria can turn a lovely day at the beach or a seafood dinner into a nightmare.