The North Wales community is rallying around Peter Atkinson and his family as he recovers from necrotizing fasciitis, which ...

Peter Atkinson was hospitalized with necrotizing fasciitis, a rare flesh-eating bacteria that can be deadly in about 1 in 5 ...

Credit: Getty Images For many patients, the first symptom is skin that is red, hot to the touch, and extremely painful. Necrotizing fasciitis can be fatal. The infection can spread rapidly and ...

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A bacteria that can cause necrotizing fasciitis — in which the infected flesh dies — keeps sickening people, especially in Florida and Louisiana. The Tallahassee Democrat, part of the USA TODAY ...

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The term “flesh-eating bacteria” refers to bacteria that cause necrotizing fasciitis that destroys the soft tissue, particularly the fascial layer underneath the skin. Individuals with suspected cases ...