Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "flesh-eating bacteria," can have horrifying and even fatal effects on humans. Symptoms, how to avoid it.

In the 14 years since Aimee Copeland’s life changed forever after a rare necrotizing fasciitis infection required an amputation of each of her limbs, the now-36-year-old woman isn’t just ...

California man dies of flesh-eating bacteria after chasing dog into pond with scratch on his arm, mother says Jeff Bova, 41, died Friday after a bout with necrotizing fasciitis, his mother said.

A man from Orlando, Florida, contracted necrotizing fasciitis, a flesh-eating bacteria, his family says. He had three surgeries and doctors removed 25 percent of his skin, but he has not woken up ...