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At least 30 struck by flesh-eating parasite that was supposed to be eradicated

At least 30 people have been infected with a potentially deadly flesh…
‘Utterly despicable’ doctor in disguise poisoned mother’s partner with flesh-eating disease cloaked as COVID booster

‘Utterly despicable’ doctor in disguise poisoned mother’s partner with flesh-eating disease cloaked as COVID booster

Left: Thomas Kwan. Right: Kwan in disguise when he poisoned his mother’s…

Grandmother battling flesh-eating ulcer in Melbourne hospital

The mother of a woman who recently moved to Melbourne is in…
Shereen-Fay Griffin from Crayford in Kent went swimming as normal at a local leisure centre in August last year. But just two days later the 38-year-old's left eye became itchy and sore. Repeat GP and ophthalmologist appointments left her prescribed with antibiotic eye drops and steroids. Yet the pain worsened and just weeks later, in November 2022, she woke up one morning blind in her left eye

Flesh-eating parasite almost sent me BLIND in one eye… but what’s scarier is where I caught it

A woman was left partially blind after a flesh-eating parasite burrowed into her…
Jennifer Barlow, 33, from Atlanta, Georgia, had just returned from a vacation in the Bahamas last January when she felt like something wasn't right. Her right knee had ballooned to 'at least three times the size' of her left knee, and it was red and hot to the touch. She was in 'excruciating' pain

I was told my swollen leg was a ‘knee sprain’ – it turned out to be a flesh-eating bacteria and I had my limb amputated

An Army veteran lost her leg after contracting a flesh-eating bacteria after…
WA resident Karen Stevens, 54, began experiencing neck pain four weeks ago and put it down to straining a muscle from her cleaning job.

How a woman’s slight neck strain turned out to be a flesh-eating bacterial infection that spread to her spine and left her paralysed

How a woman’s slight neck strain turned out to be a flesh-eating…
Florida Confirms Five Deaths From Flesh-Eating Bacteria This Year

Florida Confirms Five Deaths From Flesh-Eating Bacteria This Year

Florida officials have confirmed five deaths in the Tampa Bay area due…
Woman almost killed by deadly flesh-eating bacteria

Woman almost killed by deadly flesh-eating bacteria

Carolyn Gower was like any other healthy woman her age when suddenly…

Mum survives coma after tiny cut turns into flesh-eating infection

EXCLUSIVE: A Melbourne mother-of-two has told how a tiny cut on her…
Her final text contained just a single word, but it haunts Jean Hanlon's (pictured) family to this day. 'Help', the message read.

Vapes contaminated with a flesh-eating horse tranquilliser found in the UK

Vapes in the UK have been found to be contaminated with a…