500 people in Japan have been infected with deadly meat-eating diseases.

More than 500 people in Japan have been infected with deadly meat-eating diseases. The virus damages the limbs and internal organs and can kill the victim within hours.
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"About 525 patients - the highest number since documentation started in 1999 - have suffered from streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS),".
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The Asahi Shimbun cited data from the National Institute of Infectious Diseases. Of these, 66 patients were in Tokyo followed by 40 in Kanagawa, 32 in Aichi, 31 in Fukuoka and 28 in Hyogo. Most of the victims are over 30 years old.

Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS), or toxic shock syndrome (TSS) recently became a headline after former American model and athlete Lauren Wasser told her story about suffering from a meat-eating disease after leaving her pad for too long.

It caused his right leg amputated.

The disease usually spreads through contact with infected wounds and begins with fever, swelling and pain in the hands and feet.

As it spreads throughout the body through the bloodstream, bacteria begin to eat organ and meat, causing abnormalities, confusion and ultimately, death.

The disease has a high mortality rate, with the US Centers for Disease Control providing a survival rate of less than fifty percent. However, it can be treated early on by antibiotics or if it fails, amputation.
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"The signs of STSS-infected areas are likely to arise from the feet," Ken Kikuchi of Tokyo Women's Medical University told Asahi Shimbun.
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"Parents should be careful if their legs are swollen and immediately go to the doctor when the swelling appears," he said.

Source: sindonews.com