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What is necrotizing fasciitis? Canadian journalist's death prompts 5,000% spike in web searches —...
Yahoo Canada Style· 2 weeks agoThis article is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical...
10-Year-Old with Flesh-Eating Bacteria Surprised with Taylor Swift Karaoke Party by Hospital Nurses...
People via Yahoo News· 1 month agoNecrotizing fasciitis is a flesh-eating bacterial infection that affects the tissue under the skin...
Summertime can be germy: A microbiologist explains how to avoid getting sick at the barbecue, in the...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 month agoCommon summer activities can expose you to a host of infectious diseases. But there are simple steps...
Potentially deadly strep infections on the rise in N.W.T., chief public health officer says
CBC via Yahoo News· 1 month agoWilfred Simon says it started one day in April after he'd been at his daughter's duplex in Fort...
Nova Scotia truck driver who lost foot to flesh-eating disease sues Winnipeg doctor
CBC via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA Nova Scotia truck driver whose foot was amputated after he got necrotizing fasciitis is suing a...
Canadian 6-year-old dies from strep A: What you should know about the disease as parents urge...
Yahoo Canada Style· 4 months agoThis article is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical...
Invasive Group A strep deaths and infections continue to climb in N.B.
CBC via Yahoo News· 4 months agoNew Brunswick recorded another 20 confirmed cases of invasive group A streptococcal infections in...
Cases of aggressive form of strep on the rise in Nova Scotia
CBC via Yahoo News· 6 months agoCases of invasive group A strep — a bacterial infection that can be deadly — are on the rise in Nova...
7-year-old B.C. girl survives several amputations following aggressive strep A infection
Yahoo Canada Style· 11 months agoTaitlyn Ma, 7, had her lower right leg amputated following complications of an aggressive strep A...
5-year-old dies suddenly of invasive Strep A — what her mom wants you to know
Yahoo Canada Style· 1 year agoQuintessence Henderson, 5, died on March 25, 2023, of complications of pneumonia and a Strep A...