Noma is a facial gangrene infection that affects children in particular. Its name comes from the Greek word “nomē”, meaning ...

He has now turned his experience into a book, called Your Legs or Your Life, which he hopes will help both amputees and ...

Over 3500 major leg amputations were performed by vascular surgeons in the UK in 2023 - and many were preventable ...

Capnocytophaga infections in humans are rare, especially in historically healthy individuals, but when it occurs, the disease ...

Several skin conditions, both infectious and noninfectious, have been described in the homeless population including trauma, cellulitis, pyodermas, impetigo, gas gangrene, tinea infections ...

Sepsis: A life-threatening condition that arises when the body's response to infection causes injury to its own tissues and organs. Gas Gangrene: A severe form of tissue necrosis caused by ...

Your feet can tell you a lot about your general health condition or warn you of underlying health conditions. From pesky foot ...

If possible, avoid going outside in extreme cold temperatures; hypothermia, frostbite and windburn have a greater chance of ...

A WOMAN was left fighting for her life and had to have her fingers and toes amputated after a bug bite led to her organs ...

Clostridium perfringens is a significant bacterium known for causing various infections and diseases ... enterocolitis in infants and gas gangrene. Recent research has focused on understanding ...