A decade-long study of around 35 million Americans in 10 states has found that group A streptococcus infections have more ...

Life-threatening invasive strep infections more than doubled from 2013 to 2022 across the United States, according to a new ...

Stress doesn’t just affect the mind — it impacts gut function. Chronic stress can lead to inflammation, hormone imbalances ...

A new study reveals a novel approach to mitigating tissue damage caused by Streptococcus pyogenes, the flesh-eating bacterium responsible for severe infections such as necrotizing fasciitis.

This scanning electron microscope (SEM) image shows a mouse skin infection caused by Streptococcus pyogenes (pseudocolored purple). The bacterium, known as flesh-eating bacteria, has aggressively ...

The bacteria and fungi living on your skin play a surprising role in keeping us healthy. Is it possible to give them a boost? Scratch the surface of the skin, and you'll find a bustling community ...

After a lifetime of labouring, Dennis Cabot, or “Cabo” to his mates, is no stranger to nicks and scratches after a hard day’s ...

The bacterium is called flesh-eating because it causes necrosis of ... The bacterium often enters the bloodstream and spinal fluid where bacteria cannot normally be detected.

Dennis Cabot cut his knee with his hedge trimmer causing a flesh eating bug to enter his body ... and his skin had already begun to turn black as the bacteria spread quickly, killing his leg.