For more on Aimee Copeland’s recovery, pick up a copy of PEOPLE magazine, on newsstands Friday Although rare, necrotizing fasciitis can spread quickly and lead to debilitating results.

A decade-long study of around 35 million Americans in 10 states has found that group A streptococcus infections have more ...

Most group A strep infections cause mild illnesses like strep throat — but when that bacteria spreads to the blood and deep ...

For three people, they sadly died after contracting the most severe type of flesh-eating bacteria, necrotizing fasciitis — a rare but deadly disease where the bacteria attacks the skin and soft ...

Medical experts have observed a “substantial” increase in invasive group A strep cases, with rates more than doubling between ...

A decade-long study of over 35 million people across ten states in the United States has revealed that invasive group A ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports a significant rise in invasive strep throat infections across the United States. From 2013 to 2022, the incidence of group A Streptococcus ...

Invasive strep can trigger necrotizing fasciitis, a soft tissue infection known as flesh-eating disease, or a reaction akin ...

A decade-long study of 35 million people across 10 U.S. states reveals that invasive group A streptococcus infections have ...