Cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) have risen suddenly in Japan this year. The rare and deadly bacterial infection affects blood and tissue. STSS is treated with antibiotics and ...

Cases of a fatal bacterial infection have hit record highs in Japan, and experts don't know why. As of June 2, 977 reported cases of the infection have been reported in Japan since the start of 2024, ...

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A critically ill Connecticut woman has been treated for the same life-threatening, flesh-eating infection that is plaguing Japan. The American patient was admitted to her local hospital after ...

Japan is reporting a spike in potentially fatal bacterial infections. Cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS), which is caused by Group A Streptococcus bacteria, have reached 977 in the ...

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A rare, deadly flesh-eating bacterial infection is mysteriously spreading at a record rate in Japan, according to officials. Japan is expecting to see a large increase in cases of streptococcal toxic ...

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A record number of cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) in Japan this year has focused attention on the rare and potentially deadly bacterial infection. There have been 1,019 cases of ...