A man died from a bacterial infection he got after chasing his dog into a pond. One in five people who develop necrotizing fasciitis, or 'flesh-eating' disease, die. Necrotizing fasciitis can cause ...

Georgie Henley recently spoke out about the scars she has from a brush with necrotizing fasciitis. The "flesh-eating" infection is known to spread quickly and can result in amputation or death. Early ...

A rare species of so-called "flesh-eating" bacteria found in raw shellfish or seawater has been linked to five deaths in Florida this year, state health officials said. Vibrio vulnificus, a dangerous ...

Carolyn Fleming of Ellenton, Florida, may have been the latest person to die of a flesh-eating bacteria infection, which she contracted infection swimming off the coast of Anna Maria Island in Florida ...

Every summer, it seems, your mom texts you a link to a news story about some brain-eating amoeba or infectious bacteria found in a swimming hole or water park. This summer, the concern seems to be ...

From California to Texas and across the country to Florida, a dangerous and potentially deadly infection has seemingly dominated the news this summer: necrotizing fasciitis, colloquially referred to ...

In 2013, I was at a point where my career was beginning to take off again. I was an artist who had tinkered around the edges of illustration and travelled abroad to lead some comics workshops. At 42, ...

In December, the Crenshaw family came down with the flu. When then 3-year-old Bryson started feeling ill, mom Megan Crenshaw thought he had a bug and gave him some Tylenol. Then Bryson complained of ...

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...