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A record number of cases of a potentially fatal “flesheating disease” were reported in Japan in 2023. Confirmed cases surged to 941 last year,and this year 378 cases have already been reported in the first two months of the year 2024.

STSS is mainly caused by a bacterium called streptococcus pyogenes, better known as group A streptococcus, which is known to bring on strep throat mainly among children.

In some cases, an infection can turn deadly, especially among adults over 30. Most patients who come down with STSS are senior citizens.

The initial symptoms of STSS are sore throat, fever, diarrhea, vomiting and lethargy.

But some patients have died within dozens of hours due to multiple organ failure or breathing problems.

TRANSMISSION. Is by
1 direct contact
2 by droplets
3 from infected wounds on hands and feet

The bacterium is called flesheating because it causes necrosis of a band of tissue that surrounds the muscles of patients.

The bacterium often enters the bloodstream and spinal fluid where bacteria cannot normally be detected. That leads to a sudden decrease in functioning of many organs.

Normal measures to prevent infectious diseases, such as washing hands and keeping a wound clean, should be taken.”

Patients are treated with antibiotics, mainly penicillin and amoxycillin or 1st generation cephlosporins plus other combinations. but serious complications require the removal of the infected tissue.

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https://www.medicinenet.com/flesh_eat...

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