TOP UK doctors have warned of a rise in dangerous flesh-eating infections affecting ... It can happen when bacteria enters the body through an open wound, like a cut or burn.

Hong Kong authorities have found a sample of the same type of bacteria responsible for a “flesh-eating infection” that led to the amputation of a man’s left leg on a pair of shorts given to ...

However, if the bacteria enters the body through a wound, it can cause the much deadlier fulminant STSS. The "flesh-eating bacterium" can infect patients through wounds on the hands and feet ...

S trep infections are most well known for causing strep throat, which can be treated with antibiotics. But this type of ...

Man, 47, contracts severe infection following treatment at a traditional medicine clinic A probe was launched into 'flesh-eating infection' after bacteria were found on patient shorts used at an ...

Doctors have urged gynaecologists to be aware of the signs of a dangerous "flesh-eating" infection that ... The disease occurs when bacteria infiltrate connective tissue around muscles, nerves ...

Top UK doctors have issued a warning following a rise in dangerous flesh-eating infections with a ... within hours or over a few days and if the bacteria infect the blood stream it can lead ...