necrotizing fasciitis
Two Strains of Flesh-Eating Bacteria Combine to Cause More Deadly Infection
The process was discovered following an infection of one patient, who had to undergo four amputations during a life-saving procedure after the disease turned deadly.
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.
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.
Florida Man Contracts Flesh-eating Bacteria on His Buttocks After Swimming
Mike O'Grady, who lives in Lecanto, Citrus County, became ill following a vacation to St. George Island in Apalachicola.
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.
California Woman Almost Loses Part of Leg to 'Flesh-eating Bacteria'
Noelle Guastucci said it felt like someone had poured acid on her foot.
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.
Florida Woman Dies from Flesh-Eating Bacteria after Cutting Leg on Beach
"She couldn't wait to get down here and retire", Lynn Fleming's daughter-in-law said.
Man Almost Loses Hand to Rare 'Flesh-eating' Bacteria
"When you look down and you can see your own tendons, the back of your hand and your bone going up your arm, that makes it real," Mike Walton said.
Man Hospitalized With 'Flesh Eating Disease' Seeks Help
Josh Munoz believes he contracted the infection through cuts in his hands.
Man Gets Necrotizing Fasciitis Crabbing in New Jersey
He got necrotizing fasciitis while crabbing in the brackish waters of New Jersey.
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.
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.
