CINCINNATI (WKRC) — Cincinnati Children's Hospital is raising concerns about a rare flu-related complication known as acute necrotizing encephalitis (ANE) that they are observing in children this ...

The words “flesh-eating bacteria” may conjure images of a widespread infection leading to a zombie apocalypse in a sci-fi film. The reality is a lot less sensational, but no less deadly: Mortality ...

The term “flesh-eating bacteria” refers to bacteria that cause necrotizing fasciitis that destroys the soft tissue, particularly the fascial layer underneath the skin. Individuals with suspected cases ...

A man who contracted a flesh-eating bacterial infection in his right leg found that the infection had spread to his left one as well, a mere four days later. The 58-year-old man reported to the ...