FleshEating

A Rare Flesh-Eating Screwworm Infects U.S. Resident

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The U.S. has confirmed a rare human case of New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite that typically infects livestock but can be deadly to people too. A Maryland resident suffered an infestation of the screwworm after traveling to El Salvador, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) told TIME in an email. Reuters … Read more

‘Flesh-Eating’ Bacteria Cases Are on the Rise Along the Gulf Coast. How Do You Get It, and How Can You Protect Yourself?

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At least eight people along the Gulf Coast have died and 22 others have been infected in what local health officials are warning is a rise in cases involving “flesh-eating” bacteria. The Louisiana Department of Health issued an alert last week saying that there had been 17 cases of Vibrio vulnificus in the state so … Read more