A 14-year-old South Carolina boy has died of a rare bacterial infection within days of showing signs of symptoms. William ...

A young teenager, aged 14, tragically passed away following a sudden bout with a rare bacterial infection, prompting urgent advisories from health chiefs on the illness's alarming speed and severity.

It can also cause a rash that does not fade when pressed. “We call it a petechial rash because it looks like broken blood vessels underneath the skin,” Dr. Burch said.

“We call it a petechial rash because it looks like broken blood vessels underneath the skin,” Burch said. “It’s not a typical rash that you would get with, let’s say, a viral infection.

“We call it a petechial rash because it looks like broken blood vessels underneath the skin,” Burch said. “It’s not a typical rash that you would get with, let’s say, a viral infection. If you put ...