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What is STSS, the deadly flesh-eating bacteria on the rise in Japan?
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 days agoGroup A streptococcus (National Institute of Infectious Diseases) The disease can be more serious...
Deadly Strep Bacteria Is Spreading in Japan | FOX 28 Spokane
FOX 28 Spokane· 5 days agoA deadly bacterial infection known as streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) is spreading across Japan, officials in that country report. In March, Japan’s National Institute of Infectious ...
What is STSS? "Flesh-eating" bacteria's disease cases surge in Japan
Newsweek· 7 days agoAs of June 2, 977 reported cases of the infection have been reported in Japan since the start of...
A sudden spike in cases of a rare infection often linked to flesh-eating bacteria is happening in...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 5 days agoGAS has also been linked to necrotizing fasciitis, an infection that causes a "flesh-eating" disease...
Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome: should I be worried if I’m travelling to Japan?
The Conversation· 10 hours agoYou may have heard reports in recent days of a “flesh-eating bacteria” spreading in Japan, referring to an illness that can occur with streptococcal toxic ...
A rare, deadly bacterial infection is on the rise in Japan. What is STSS?
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThere have been 1,019 cases of STSS in the first six months of 2024, surpassing the total number...
Has the pandemic made us sicker?
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 days agoAcross Europe, dozens of babies have died of whooping cough and measles has surged across the globe. Meanwhile a flesh-eating bacteria is spreading at...
A deadly bacterial infection is spreading in Japan. Here's what to know about causes and prevention.
CBS News· 6 days agoA potentially deadly bacterial infection called streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, or STSS, is...
Record-breaking rise in deadly infections in Japan renews focus on the mysteries of strep
NBC Universal via AOL· 3 days agoA record-breaking rise in potentially fatal infections in Japan is bringing attention to persistent,...
Japan sees record spike in infections caused by tissue-damaging bacteria
United Press International via Yahoo News· 6 days agoJapan is reporting a record spike in infections caused by a rare and deadly tissue-damaging...