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 ...

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. × Skip to main content ...

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 ...

Leanne Passey says her 4-year-old daughter Reign was hospitalized due to necrotizing fasciitis, a rare flesh-eating bacteria that can be deadly in about one-in-five patients.

It was rare, flesh eating bacteria, also called necrotizing fasciitis. He needed an amputation. Bryson Crenshaw, 4, said his knee hurt. His parents thought he injured it playing.

Actor Barry Keoghan has revealed that he developed necrotizing fasciitis — a potentially deadly infection.; Necrotizing fasciitis is a serious infection that can lead to amputation and death.

Necrotizing fasciitis refers to death of the tissue under the skin that surrounds muscles, nerves, fat, and blood vessels. More than one type of bacteria can eat the flesh; public health experts ...

Necrotizing fasciitis can cause swollen red skin at first, and later sepsis and death in some cases. A man died from a "flesh-eating" disease that he caught while chasing his dog into a pond.

It turned out to be a deadly case of necrotizing fasciitis or flesh-eating bacteria. A man in San Diego, California noticed a red spot on his arm after chasing his dog into a pond.

Cases of the deadly infection, called necrotizing fasciitis, may be on the rise because of climate change. Carolyn Fleming of Ellenton, Florida, ...

Necrotizing fasciitis (NF), a life-threatening bacterial infection causing necrosis of the fascia, underlying skin, and vasculature has gained media attention by its rapid progression, frightening ...

ALEXANDER CITY, Ala. (WSFA) - Health officials in Alabama are warning residents of a flesh-eating bacteria found in bodies of water throughout the state. It’s called necrotizing fasciitis, but ...