Flesh-eating bacteria Coverage

Sanford woman loses thumb to rare bacterial infection and saved through collaborative effort

The husband of a Sanford woman is thankful she's alive after a near death experience with a rare, bacterial infection.

Rick Armstrong, WRAL producer

Sanford woman nearly loses life from flesh-eating bacteria

When Tammy Russ cut her thumb, removing an ingrown hangnail, little did she know that she would nearly lose her life 24 hours later from a rare flesh-eating bacteria.

Sanford woman nearly dies from flesh-eating bacteria after pulling hangnail

When Tammy Russ cut her thumb removing an ingrown hangnail, little did she know that she would nearly lose her life 24 hours later from a rare flesh-eating bacteria.

FDA accepts Atox Bio drug application for flesh-eating bacteria infections

While a first aid kit may be all you need for most cuts and scrapes, occasionally, they provide access to a flesh-eating bacteria that spreads throughout the body. No current FDA drugs exist to treat the infection. Atox Bio has moved a step closer to getting a new treatment approved by the FDA.

Woman said she contracted flesh-eating bacteria at nail salon

A Tennessee woman is still gaining back feeling in her hand after multiple surgeries to stop a flesh-eating bacteria she says she contracted at a nail salon.

Woman survived flesh-eating bacteria before being targeted by thief during husband's funeral

It was a hard year for Kathleen, who came down with a very rare disease that nearly took her life in Feb. 2018. In that same year, her husband was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

Flesh-eating bacteria nearly killed Wake Forest widow robbed during husband's funeral

It was a hard year for Kathleen, who came down with a very rare disease that nearly took her life in Feb. 2018. In that same month, her husband was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

Monica Laliberte, WRAL executive producer/consumer reporter