Flesh-Eating Bacteria Contained by Botox and Peptide Antagonist

Bacterial infections are generally a mild annoyance to the average person, often ranging from mild malaise to high fever. Yet, in rare cases, garden-variety bacterial infections, such as those that lead to strep throat, can go extremely awry and lead to massive tissue damage. For instance, the bacterium, known as Streptococcus pyogenes , is also the leading cause of serious flesh-eating disease, known as necrotizing fasciitis, which occurs in as many as 1200 people each year in the United States