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Flesh Eating Bacteria

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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

  • Oct 20, 2022

Man recovering after contracting flesh-eating bacteria at beach

  • Jun 24, 2022

Study: Kitchen sponges harbor more bacteria than kitchen brushes

  • Jun 10, 2022
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Flesh-eating bacteria kills man who visited Florida waterways

  • Jul 12, 2019

Florida woman dies from flesh-eating bacteria: family

  • Jul 2, 2019

Study: Flesh-eating bacteria on the rise could be effect of climate change

  • Jun 18, 2019

Flesh-eating bacteria infects man off Florida coast

  • Apr 25, 2019

Quadruple amputee and mother of 3 earns driver's license

  • Dec 19, 2018

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

  • Aug 30, 2025
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Louisiana man recovering from near-death experience after contracting flesh-eating bacteria at beach

  • Jun 24, 2022
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Girl contracts rare flesh-eating bacteria on vacation at Florida beach

  • Jun 27, 2019
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Flesh-eating bacteria infects man off Florida coast

  • Apr 25, 2019
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Boy dies from rare flesh-eating disease after bike crash

  • Jan 29, 2018
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Man recovering from flesh eating bacteria

  • May 7, 2015

Latest Stories

Doctors race to save Michigan man's life after he discovers he has flesh-eating disease

FLESH-EATING BACTERIA: Josh Munoz says he was visiting his family in Rosenberg when he noticed something strange on his leg.

  • Nov 13, 2018

Man contracts flesh-eating bacteria while crabbing in NJ

A local family says their father is fighting for his life and his limbs. They say he contracted a flesh-eating bacteria while crabbing in New Jersey.

  • Jul 10, 2018

Report: Woman, 93, 'eaten alive' by scabies in 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
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Woman dies from flesh-eating bacteria after eating raw oysters

Seafood is a staple along the Texas Gulf Coast. While lots of people enjoy raw oysters, few think about the health risks.

  • Jan 9, 2018