Japan warns of serious strep infection

Japan A nationwide health alert has been launched as the epidemic spreads rapidly Rare but dangerous bacterial infection is called Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS). Health authorities expect the number of cases in 2024 to exceed last year’s record numbers, The Guardian reported.

“There are still many unknowns about the mechanisms behind fulminant (severe and emergent) streptococci, and We are not yet at the stage where we can explain them.

The National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NIID) said it had registered 378 cases in the first two months of the year, while the total for the whole of 2023 was 941.

part Those most affected They are people under 50 years old. Figures show that about a third of the 65 people under 50 diagnosed last year died.

this Streptococcus pyogenes It is the cause of a disease that can cause sore throats, colds, strep throat, tonsillitis, pneumonia, meningitis and, in extreme cases, death, especially in adults over 30 years old.