You may have heard reports in recent days of a “flesh-eating bacteria” spreading in Japan, referring to an illness that can occur with streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS). Media reports indicate ...

The crisis of toxic shock syndrome in the early 1980s changed our understanding of certain bacteria as well as how women should use tampons while menstruating. Reading time 4 minutes During the early ...

A record number of cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) in Japan this year has focused attention on the rare and potentially deadly bacterial infection. There have been 1,019 cases of ...