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Cases of a dangerous and highly fatal bacterial infection have reached record levels in Japan, official figures show, with experts so far unable to pinpoint the reason for the rise.
In an interview with The Japan Times, Ken Kikuchi, a Professor of infectious diseases at Tokyo Women’s Medical University said, “At the current rate of infections, the number of cases in Japan ...
Japanese health authorities have warned about a jump in potentially deadly strep throat infections, with cases running about three times higher than last year in Tokyo. Across the country ...
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a condition caused by bacterial toxins. [1] Symptoms may include fever, rash, skin peeling, and low blood pressure. [1] There may also be symptoms related to the specific underlying infection such as mastitis, osteomyelitis, necrotising fasciitis, or pneumonia.
Human infectious diseases may be characterized by their case fatality rate (CFR), the proportion of people diagnosed with a disease who die from it (cf. mortality rate).It should not be confused with the infection fatality rate (IFR), the estimated proportion of people infected by a disease-causing agent, including asymptomatic and undiagnosed infections, who die from the disease.
Deadliest bacterial foodborne outbreak in Europe. Deadliest E. coli outbreak. 1985: 1985 California listeriosis outbreak in cheese: Listeria: queso fresco: Jalisco Cheese >86 [5] 47 or 52 [6] Deadliest bacterial foodborne outbreak in US. [6] [7] 2011: 2011 United States listeriosis outbreak in cantaloupes: Listeria: cantaloupe [6] Jensen Farms ...
Over 1,000 cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) were reported in Japan in the first six months of 2024
Increased contact and trade between Japan and the Asian mainland, directly and through Korea, had led to more frequent and serious outbreaks of infectious diseases, including smallpox. [5] The smallpox epidemic of 735–737 was recorded as having taken hold around August 735 [ 6 ] in the city of Dazaifu, Fukuoka in northern Kyushu .