Flesh-Eating Bacteria Is Infecting More People And Spreading To New Areas. Scientists Blame Climate Change. – Buzz Feed News
Article Synopsis – According to the CDC, the number of reported cases of flesh eating bacteria has “more than tripled since 1997, from 386 to 1,256 in 2016”. Experts say climate change is “helping drive the increase, allowing the bacteria to thrive in areas that were previously too cold, and illustrating one of the many unforeseen threats rising temperatures and sea levels pose to human health”. To read the actual article click here.