Annually since 2010, there have been approximately 700 to 1,200 cases of necrotizing fasciitis caused by Group A Strep, according to the CDC. That said, the federal health agency noted this is ...

While necrotizing fasciitis is rare, a recent report found that this bacteria could be spreading along the East Coast due to rising ocean temperatures from climate change.

Necrotizing fasciitis can progress quickly, producing ulcers, blisters, skin discoloration and pus. Treating flesh-eating bacteria is a race against time.

Commonly called the “flesh-eating disease,” necrotizing fasciitis is a severe infection that causes the soft tissue to die. It spreads quickly and can lead to organ failure, sepsis, and shock.

A 77-year-old woman contracted necrotizing fasciitis, or flesh-eating bacteria, from an open scrape on her leg during a visit to the beach.

Only around 0.4 people per 100,000 are infected to the point of necrotizing fasciitis each year in the U.S. CDC data shows that, since 2010, there were between 700 and 1,150 cases of necrotizing ...

These cases are part of a growing trend in the UK, the doctors say, and infections that can cause necrotizing fasciitis are increasing in the U.S. as well.

According to WKRG-TV, doctors noticed an infection between Kylei's knee and diagnosed her with necrotizing fasciitis, a rare flesh-eating disease. Brown said Kylei is home now, but still faces ...

July 11, 2019 Necrotizing fasciitis: Is it a threat this summer at the Jersey Shore? Here's what you should know about the flesh-eating bacteria By Bailey King PhillyVoice Staff Illness Bacteria from ...

“Necrotizing fasciitis is a very uncommon condition, especially in a child this age,” Dr. Christine Caltoum, medical director of surgical operations and division chief pediatric orthopedic ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Several cases of flesh-eating bacteria, otherwise known as necrotizing fasciitis, have put people in hospitals across the United States and killed some. A Memphis, Tennessee ...