Peter Atkinson was hospitalized with necrotizing fasciitis, a rare flesh-eating bacteria that can be deadly in about 1 in 5 ...

The pain, said Genevieve Gallagher, was "unbelievable." The Florida woman nearly lost her life and her leg to the flesh-eating bacteria known as Vibrio vulnificus, or Vibrio, after swimming with her ...

A bacteria that can cause necrotizing fasciitis — in which the infected flesh dies — keeps sickening people, especially in Florida and Louisiana. The Tallahassee Democrat, part of the USA TODAY ...

The North Wales community is rallying around Peter Atkinson and his family as he recovers from necrotizing fasciitis, which ...

Spanish Fort, Ala. — After boating with her friends on Labor Day along Alabama's Gulf coast, Summerlin Skipworth's life changed dramatically. The 30-year-old single mom slipped and cut her feet near a ...

In the wake of multiple case of flesh-eating bacteria in Florida, some may be wondering what they can do to protect themselves while on vacation or just enjoying a day at the local swimming hole this ...

Ben had to get six surgeries, several skin grafts, but doesn’t remember most of it. He says now one of the biggest hurdles ...