AWANI Tonight: Health Ministry to seek WHO input on deadly bacterial infection in Japan
The Malaysian Health Ministry will seek input from the World Health Organisation (WHO) on the outbreak of flesh-eating bacterial infection known as Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) in Japan.
Thu Jun 20 2024
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Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome cases in Japan top 1,000
If not treated promptly, it can lead to soft tissue damage, respiratory failure, liver failure, kidney failure and multi-organ failure.
Tue Jun 18 2024