Flesh-eating disease cases skyrocket in Japan media

The potentially deadly streptococcal toxic shock syndrome is spreading at a record pace this year, NHK has reported

Cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS), a condition caused by a potentially deadly "flesh-eating" disease, are spreading at a record pace in Japan, public broadcaster NHK reported on Wednesday.

Japan's National Institute of Infectious Diseases has recorded about 80