Patients will give a history of minor trauma such as contusion, insect bite, frostbite, chronic leg ulcer, or a surgical incision, and present with severe pain and edema to their health care provider.

known as necrotizing fasciitis, that was particularly aggressive. It caused severe infections and wounds that quickly spread to other parts of the leg despite medical intervention. At that point ...

Laura Barajas had her arms and legs amputated after contracting ... called a “flesh-eating bacteria” as it can cause necrotizing fasciitis, according to the CDC, which is “a severe infection ...

In advanced stages, STSS can cause necrotizing fasciitis — that is, flesh-eating disease — and even organ failure. Patients are typically prescribed antibiotics to treat the infection ...