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Flesh-eating bacteria has been all over the news lately. We've reported on three different people who've been hospitalized over the last few weeks after going into waters along the Texas coast and ...

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Your kitchen sponge is disgusting. Chuck Gerba, professor of microbiology at the University of Arizona, told the BBC in 2012 that a kitchen sponge is 200,000 times dirtier than a toilet seat. Now, ...

Vibrio can be a hazard across Maryland bays and coastal waters, but after a boy was recently infected with the flesh-eating bacteria, concern and confusion has spread about the bacteria. The concern ...

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A host of pathogens lurks in each slobbery or scratchy lick. They’re no big deal for Fido—but they could turn deadly in humans. Cats and dogs—like this handsome Australian shepherd—love to lick their ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Cases of so-called flesh-eating disease have been making headlines all over the country in recent years. But how much do you really know about the mysterious condition? 1. According to ...

There's just no way to feel great about the fact that flesh-eating bacteria can be found in the waters off Delaware, and in seafood those waters produce. From skin irritation and blisters to gaping ...