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Flesh Eating Bacteria

Flesh-eating bacteria cases rising due to climate change: scientists

  • Aug 30, 2025

Sanford woman loses thumb but survives flesh-eating bacteria

  • Jul 6, 2023
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

FL seeing increase in flesh-eating bacteria cases due to Hurricane Ian

  • Oct 20, 2022

Study: Kitchen sponges harbor more bacteria than kitchen brushes

  • Jun 10, 2022

Warm weather brings potential exposure to flesh-eating bacteria

  • May 14, 2021

Florida woman dies from flesh-eating bacteria: family

  • Jul 2, 2019

Flesh-eating bacteria infects man off Florida coast

  • Apr 25, 2019

Construction worker says skin was falling off in the shower

  • Nov 13, 2018

Latest Videos

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Sanford woman loses thumb but survives flesh-eating bacteria

  • Jul 6, 2023
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Florida seeing 'abnormal' increase in flesh-eating bacteria cases due to Hurricane Ian

  • Oct 20, 2022
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Warm weather brings potential exposure to flesh-eating bacteria

  • May 14, 2021
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NC woman says mom contracted flesh-eating bacteria at beach

  • Aug 7, 2017
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Man recovering from flesh eating bacteria

  • May 7, 2015

Latest Stories

Report: 93-year-old woman 'eaten alive' by scabies in GA nursing home

A Georgia nursing home resident who died from a scabies infestation is believed to be eaten alive over the course of several months or years.

  • May 1, 2018

Woman fights to raise awareness after son dies from flesh-eating bacteria

A woman in Oregon is fighting to raise awareness after her 8-year-old son died from a rare flesh-eating disease.

  • Jan 29, 2018
KTRK

Family speaks out after woman dies from flesh-eating bacteria after consuming raw oysters

While lots of people enjoy raw oysters, few think about the health risks, which is why one widow is speaking out.

  • Jan 9, 2018
KTRK

Man loses leg to flesh-eating bacteria after swimming in Florida

Doctors amputated the man's leg to stop the flesh-eating bacteria from spreading. They say he's lucky to be alive.

  • May 7, 2015