Current location:Earthly Elements news portal > world
Tokyo raises alarm as deadly bacterial infection cases surge: media
Earthly Elements news portal2024-05-08 17:14:11【world】3People have gathered around
IntroductionJapan's Tokyo metropolitan government has issued a warning following a significant increase in c
Japan's Tokyo metropolitan government has issued a warning following a significant increase in cases of a rare yet severe bacterial infection known as streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS), local media reported on Monday.
The latest figures reveal that the number of cases has surpassed half of last year's count, reaching 88 cases in the capital alone, while nationwide infections stand at 517, according to The Japan Times.
STSS, often referred to as the flesh-eating disease and typically caused by group A streptococcus bacteria, can lead to tissue necrosis, with a mortality rate of around 30 percent of infected individuals in 2023, according to the Tokyo metropolitan government.
Tokyo had 88 patients as of March 17, the paper reported, citing a city meeting on infectious disease control last Friday. In 2023, the capital reported a total of 141 cases and 42 deaths linked to STSS infections.
Tokyo's authorities have urged individuals to seek immediate medical attention if they experience symptoms such as limb pain and swelling or fever, indicative of STSS infection.
Group A streptococcus can be transmitted through respiratory droplets and direct contact, as well as through wounds on the hands or feet. Health officials emphasize the importance of basic preventive measures such as frequent handwashing and proper wound care.
The rise in STSS cases is believed to be associated with a variant known as the M1UK strain, which has been increasingly detected in patients since mid-November 2023.
While individuals aged 40 and older have historically accounted for about 90 percent of cases each year in Tokyo, there was a notable increase in infections among individuals in their 40s in 2023, said the paper, citing the National Institute of Infectious Diseases.
Address of this article:http://liberia.brianlynch.org/article-71e199861.html
Very good!(2246)
Previous: Verdugo powers Yankees to 10
Next: The terrifying 100
Related articles
- Hush money trial: Inside the courtroom where Trump was forced to listen to Stormy Daniels
- China hopes US can view China's development in positive light: Xi
- China stay perfect in Thomas & Uber Cup
- I'm an American living in the UK... here is the TRUTH about who has the better food
- Senators hire Travis Green as coach. Green leaves the Devils after serving in an interim role
- Peru's foreign minister to visit China
- Malta marks World Tai Chi Day to embrace Chinese culture
- UN expert warns of decimated right to health in Gaza
- RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Welcome to Balti Towers, Basil Fawlty's new asylum hotel...
- Tyler O'Neill's bloop single lifts Boston Red Sox past Chicago Cubs 5
Popular articles
Recommended
Ashley Graham reveals her custom Swarovski crystal
Argentina's FM to visit China
The symbolism behind Meizhou's Mazu chignon headdress
Ruud defeats Tsitsipas to win Barcelona Open
One Tech Tip: How to spot AI
Antiques Roadshow guest shocked by astonishing value of medieval stone head she found in her DRAIN
Biden promises quick provision of additional arms to Ukraine in call with Zelensky
Urban festival brings Olympic athletes closer to audience
Links
- Hundreds of pests caught travelling along Transmission Gully
- Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce doing Coachella in style! They will be staying at a TOP luxury members
- Civil Aviation backtracks over technology for medical checks on pilots, air traffic controllers
- Ivan Toney and Brentford teammate Nathan Collins have a heated argument on the pitch
- Aston Villa 2
- Man United promote 18
- Dua Lipa flaunts her incredible figure in a thong bodysuit as she shares behind
- 5 arrested at dawn over freak accident at Hong Kong boy band Mirror concert
- ULTIMATE GRAND NATIONAL GUIDE: Mail Sport's expert gives his verdict on all 34 runners
- Diego Simeone is involved in feisty touchline bust