Flesh-eating bacteria, which kill 1 in 5 spreading across US? Here is how to protect yourself from deadly infectionsLouisiana confirms six deaths from Vibrio vulnificus this year. Twenty-two people are hospitalized after contracting the bacteria. Infectio...
30 Aug, 2025, 12.12 PM IST
Flesh-eating bacteria kills multiple persons across USA, hospitalizations surge. Symptoms, illness, treatment, how to preventVibrio bacteria thrive in seawater and in the mix of fresh and saltwater found in estuaries and lagoons. Most infections are reported from ...
20 Aug, 2025, 08.42 PM IST
1 in 5 die after rare ‘flesh-eating’ bacteria strikes US coasts; Know the symptoms and how to stay safeA surge of Vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacteria, is impacting US coasts, leading to multiple deaths and infections. The bacteria thri...
09 Aug, 2025, 10.45 AM IST
Flesh-eating bacteria cases rise in parts of USA. Treatment, symptoms, locations where is it found?Flesh eating bacteria infections caused by Vibrio vulnificus are sharply increasing along the Gulf Coast, with multiple deaths reported in ...
05 Aug, 2025, 10.36 PM IST
What is Vibrio vulnificus? Flesh-eating bacteria that claimed 8 lives in 2 US statesA dangerous bacteria is spreading across America's Gulf Coast. It is causing severe illness and fatalities. States like Louisiana and Flori...
04 Aug, 2025, 11.37 PM IST
Health crisis in Florida? 'Dangerous' flesh-eating bacteria kills 4 as Vibrio vulnificus infections rise. Check symptomsA health crisis has emerged in US state of Florida due to a surge in Vibrio vulnificus infections, a dangerous flesh-eating bacteria, resul...
18 Jul, 2025, 05.46 PM IST
Can a dog’s kiss cost you a limb? Doctor warns of the dangers of letting your pup lick your facePet owners should reconsider letting dogs lick their faces or open wounds, as warned by The Gut Doc. Dog saliva can carry Capnocytophaga, a...
01 Apr, 2025, 07.33 PM IST
What is STSS? Japan sees record breaking outbreak in deadly bacterial infectionSTSS, a severe and fatal bacterial infection, is striking a record in Japan. It claimed 77 lives between January and March of this year.
18 Jun, 2024, 03.00 AM IST
Deadly 'flesh-eating bacteria' outbreak sweeps Japan, patient die in 48 hours; Here's all you need to knowJapan Bacteria (Google Trends): A deadly outbreak of Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) in Japan has raised concerns as cases approa...
17 Jun, 2024, 05.01 PM IST
Flesh-eating bacteria that can kill in two days spreads faster than ever in JapanFlesh-eating bacteria in Japan: A deadly outbreak of Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS), caused by a "flesh-eating" bacteria, is rap...
17 Jun, 2024, 12.30 AM IST
Limb amputation risk: Uncooked Tilapia fish connection to deadly bacteria; treatment, transmission and all about the life-threatening infectionWoman Loses Limbs After Consuming Contaminated Tilapia - A Shocking Case of Bacterial Infection.
18 Sep, 2023, 10.09 AM IST
Flesh eating bacteria: CDC issues alert over Vibrio Vulnificus. Know symptoms of infection, ways to preventBacteria Vibrio Vulnificus is moving from north to south at the rate of 30 miles annually. About 80,000 people get infected and 100 die ann...
07 Sep, 2023, 07.13 PM IST
Hurricane Idalia's aftermath: Hidden threat of deadly flesh-eating bacteria lurks in floodwaters, here’s how to be safeWhile Hurricane Idalia may have passed, a lingering threat remains. Florida health authorities are issuing a stern warning stating floodwat...
03 Sep, 2023, 10.25 PM IST
Flesh eating bacteria causes multiple deaths in Florida, New York, Connecticut. Check name, symptomsFlesh eating bacteria has killed several people across the US. The official name of Flesh eating bacteria is Vibrio vulnificus.
20 Aug, 2023, 02.06 AM IST
Rare flesh-eating bacteria vibrio vulnificus claims 3 lives in New York, know causes, symptoms and precautionsThe latest occurrence of an individual's demise in Suffolk County has been connected to the aggressive vibrio vulnificus bacterium, signify...
17 Aug, 2023, 04.18 PM IST
Flesh-eating Bacteria: 11-year old boy dies after twisting ankle on treadmill. Read what's the disease, how it spreadsThe fifth-grade student twisted his ankle while running on the treadmill. Few days after the incident, his leg was covered with large, brui...
17 Feb, 2023, 05.29 PM IST
Houston hospital first in US to try coronavirus blood transfusion therapyThe individual, who has been in good health for more than two weeks since being diagnosed with the deadly coronavirus, donated the blood pl...
29 Mar, 2020, 02.01 PM IST