Flesh-Eating Bacteria Map 2024. The bacteria’s range has moved nearly 30 miles north per year and will continue to do so, even if the climate warms relatively slowly. Cdc warns of rare bacterial infection that has claimed the lives of a dozen americans.
A new study reveals that infections have risen from 10 to 80 per year over three decades, with cases now spreading as far north as philadelphia. What are the mechanisms behind its ability to destroy host tissues—and why.