23-06-2024, 04:53 PM
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A rare, deadly bacterial infection is on the rise in Japan. What is STSS?
23-06-2024, 05:46 PM
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 STSS in the first six months of 2024, surpassing the total number recorded last year in the country.
Japan’s National Institute of Infectious Diseases warned of a rise in cases in March, after 77 deaths from the illness were recorded. The majority of the cases at that time were of people above the age of 50.
The United States reported 145 cases of STSS in 2021
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Open wounds or sores, diabetes and alcohol usage are factors that can increase the risk of contracting STSS, according to the CDC. Three out of 10 STSS patients are likely to die, the agency estimates.
Risk factors include having recently had surgery, or having had a varicella virus such as the chickenpox or shingles, the CDC said, adding that STSS is more common in those over 65.
STSS is “highly associated” with necrotizing fasciitis, a flesh-eating form of Group A Strep bacteria that STSS can co-occur with
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Symptoms of STSS start with fever, chills, muscle aches, nausea and vomiting, according to the CDC.
Steer said there are often no prior warning signs. “You tend to be well, and then become acutely quite sick,” he said, adding that a sunburn-like rash could also be one of the first indications of infection.
Within 24 to 48 hours, blood pressure drops, followed by organ failure and a rapid heart rate and breathing, according to the CDC. It is vital to go to a hospital as soon as possible.
Japan’s National Institute of Infectious Diseases warned of a rise in cases in March, after 77 deaths from the illness were recorded. The majority of the cases at that time were of people above the age of 50.
The United States reported 145 cases of STSS in 2021
......
Open wounds or sores, diabetes and alcohol usage are factors that can increase the risk of contracting STSS, according to the CDC. Three out of 10 STSS patients are likely to die, the agency estimates.
Risk factors include having recently had surgery, or having had a varicella virus such as the chickenpox or shingles, the CDC said, adding that STSS is more common in those over 65.
STSS is “highly associated” with necrotizing fasciitis, a flesh-eating form of Group A Strep bacteria that STSS can co-occur with
......
Symptoms of STSS start with fever, chills, muscle aches, nausea and vomiting, according to the CDC.
Steer said there are often no prior warning signs. “You tend to be well, and then become acutely quite sick,” he said, adding that a sunburn-like rash could also be one of the first indications of infection.
Within 24 to 48 hours, blood pressure drops, followed by organ failure and a rapid heart rate and breathing, according to the CDC. It is vital to go to a hospital as soon as possible.
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