Flesh-eating bacteria - Page 5

July 17, 2018

Kansas mom claims flesh-eating infection developed after spider bite

A Topeka, Kansas woman has been hospitalized for 40 days and has undergone 14 surgeries after she was infected with a “flesh-eating” bacteria called necrotizing fasciitis.

May 11, 2018

Husband says wife would be alive if doctors had diagnosed flesh-eating bacteria infection earlier

After the family returned from a Florida trip, the woman noticed she had a sore on her buttock.

April 16, 2018

Flesh-eating ulcer 'epidemic' in Australia stumps doctors

Doctors in Australia are looking for answers as they continue to investigate a "worsening epidemic" that's been plaguing the state of Victoria in recent years: the Buruli ulcer, an infection caused by flesh-eating bacteria.

January 25, 2018

Oregon boy, 8, dies from flesh-eating bacteria days after falling off bike

Like most 8-year-old boys, Liam Flanagan has had his fair share of tumbles while playing outside.

January 22, 2018

Why flesh-eating bacteria can look like the flu

An Arizona woman who was initially diagnosed with the flu ended up having a "flesh-eating" bacteria.

January 5, 2018

Texas woman dies from flesh-eating bacteria after raw oysters banquet

Jeanette LeBlanc, of Texas, died from a flesh-eating bacteria after eating raw oysters.

September 26, 2017

Myrtle Beach disputes woman's flesh-eating bacteria claim

Myrtle Beach officials on Monday disputed a woman's claim who believed her mother contracted a deadly flesh-eating bacteria after swimming in the water at the South Carolina vacation spot.

July 6, 2017

Man dies 4 days after flesh-eating bacteria infection

In what his family is equating to a horror movie, an Arizona man fell ill and, four days later, died from a flesh-eating bacteria infection.

April 12, 2017

California newlyweds contract rat lungworm disease on Hawaii honeymoon

A California couple on their honeymoon in Hawaii contracted a brain- and spine-infecting parasite.

January 17, 2017

Man loses skin on back of legs due to flesh-eating bacteria

An Australian man is being treated after contracting a rare flesh-eating bacteria that destroyed the back of his legs.