flesh-eating
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Flesh-eating bacteria sounds like the premise of a bad horror movie, but it’s a growing – and potentially fatal – threat to people.
From Scientific American • Sep. 26, 2023
Flesh-eating bacteria sounds like the premise of a bad horror movie, but it's a growing – and potentially fatal – threat to people.
From Salon • Sep. 25, 2023
Flesh-eating bacteria continues to be a fatal problem in Florida, causing 26 cases of necrotizing fasciitis and five deaths so far this year, according to updated data from state health officials.
From Washington Times • Aug. 23, 2023
Flesh-eating disease, or necrotizing fasciitis, is commonly caused by the streptococcus bacteria.
From Washington Post • Oct. 18, 2022
Flesh-eating things are not particularly in favour for one’s diet.
From The Weathercock Being the Adventures of a Boy with a Bias by Cooper, A.W.
