The "Flesh-Eating Bacterium" and Antibiotic Resistance
According to reports from the Tokyo Shimbun and Japan's TBS news website, a rare "flesh-eating bacterium"—Streptococcus pyogenes, which can cause severe illness—is now spreading across Japan. As of June 2, Japan had reported 977 such cases this year. After entering the body through a wound,…
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