Another Louisiana resident has died from contracting flesh-eating bacteria, the state health department confirmed Tuesday.

A resident of Louisiana has died after being exposed to a rare flesh-eating bacteria, one of dozens of cases this year in the ...

Albert Allison is back home after a scare of a lifetime with Vibrio vulnificus, more commonly known as a flesh-eating disease ...

Three more cases of Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "flesh-eating" bacteria, have been reported in Florida as of Sept. 18.

Vibrio are a flesh-eating bacteria that thrive in saltwater and brackish water (a mix of salt and fresh water). According to ...

A flesh-eating bacterium lurking in Gulf waters and oysters has killed five people in Louisiana this year. Health officials ...

On Aug. 13, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health issued a warning regarding a potentially dangerous bacterium found ...

Scientists have used a peptide from Komodo dragon blood to create a drug that helps wound healing in mice. Scientists have used a peptide from Komodo dragon blood to create a drug that helps wound ...

A recent Frontiers in Medicine study assesses the effectiveness of hyperspectral imaging (HSI) to identify differences between infected and non-infected wounds. Study: Is my wound infected? A study on ...

Starting on Friday, British doctors will be able to prescribe maggots to patients with infected wounds, a hospital official said. He said the state National Health Service had realized that maggots ...

The antibiotic compounds in their saliva could potentially help scientists find new treatments. By Laura Baisas Published Jan 3, 2024 12:00 PM EST Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...