New fear unlocked! A nasty bacteria is on the rise, just in time for beach season.

Connecticut only sees a handful of cases a year and Connecticut’s Public Health Commissioner Dr. Manisha Juthani said “this ...

In research in mice, the researchers found that Streptococcus pyogenes, the bacteria that causes the disease, releases a toxin that specifically stimulates pain in the nerves arou ...

Sharks may get all the headlines, but a microscopic bacteria called Vibrio vulnificus is the real hidden danger thriving in ...

Michael 'Moose' Mallinis, 73, developed blisters on his legs after emptying crab traps on Mobile Bay and died two days later ...

A Florida father’s dream getaway to a popular island destination ended in intensive care after a minor scratch on his ankle spiraled into a life threatening flesh eating infection. What began as a ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — One Tampa family is trying to get their loved one back home after he contracted a flesh-eating disease while overseas in the Bahamas. Family members said the 62-year-old almost ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) - A San Diego homeless advocate who nearly died from COVID-19 and later battled a flesh-eating disease that cost him part of his leg has returned to his mission of helping people ...

PILOT ROCK, Oregon -- A mother in Oregon lost her child to a rare flesh-eating bacteria, and now she's fighting to raise awareness in hopes it doesn't happen to anyone else. Sara Hebard's son, Liam, ...

A woman lost her leg to a rare flesh-eating disease after what she believed was a cold, ended up being Strep A. Friedel de Beer, 51, who lives in the French Alps, had been battling a cold when she ...