MALVERN, Pa., Sept. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Endo, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mallinckrodt plc, announced today that two presentations related to plantar fibromatosis (PFI) and plantar fasciitis ...
A bacteria that can cause necrotizing fasciitis — in which the infected flesh dies — keeps sickening people, especially in Florida and Louisiana. The Tallahassee Democrat, part of the USA TODAY ...
Consuming raw oysters resulted in two deaths. The oysters contained Vibrio vulnificus. This bacteria is dangerous. It thrives in warm coastal waters. Louisiana and Florida received the contaminated ...
NEW ORLEANS -- Just southwest of New Orleans, in a tranquil fishing village on the Louisiana bayou, Linard Lyons spent the morning on his 19-foot boat, preparing crab traps for his grandchildren just ...
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Two deaths in Bay County, Florida this year are linked to the bacteria vibrio vulnificus. Vibrio vulnificus can cause necrotizing fasciitis, a severe infection often mischaracterized as "flesh-eating.
The term “flesh-eating bacteria” refers to bacteria that cause necrotizing fasciitis that destroys the soft tissue, particularly the fascial layer underneath the skin. Individuals with suspected cases ...