The bacteria is found in saltwater, brackish water and inside contaminated raw or undercooked seafood. It also lives ...

Ohioans planning on a Florida vacation before the start of school should be aware of a rare "flesh-eating" bacteria reported ...

Florida is grappling with a surge in Vibrio vulnificus infections, a dangerous bacteria thriving in warm coastal waters, ...

In Florida, four people have died this year after they were exposed to Vibrio vulnificus, a rare but deadly bacteria found in ...

Four people have died and 7 others have been sickened amid a rise in cases of Vibrio vulnificus, flesh-eating bacteria that ...

In Florida, four people have died this year after they were exposed to Vibrio vulnificus, a rare but deadly bacteria found in ...

Necrotizing fasciitis is a skin infection caused by rare bacteria that enters the body through a break in the skin. From this opening, the bacteria aggressively attacks muscles and other organs ...

Richard Woulfe's quick swim at Blacks Beach led to emergency surgery after bacteria from a stingray sting caused a dangerous ...

Though necrotizing fasciitis can be caused by more than just one type of bacteria, the most common cause is group A Streptococcus (Group A Strep), per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Often, necrotizing fasciitis occurs in a person with a pre-existing health problem—such as diabetes or lupus—that has left his or her immune system compromised, and thus less able to stave off ...

A 77-year-old woman contracted necrotizing fasciitis, or flesh-eating bacteria, from an open scrape on her leg during a visit to the beach. × Skip to main content ...

Group A strep bacteria. This is the most common cause of necrotizing fasciitis. ISTOCK / GETTY IMAGES PLUS. Only around 0.4 people per 100,000 are infected to the point of necrotizing fasciitis ...