Matt Willemsen<p>Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome: should I be worried if I’m travelling to Japan?<br><a href="https://theconversation.com/streptococcal-toxic-shock-syndrome-should-i-be-worried-if-im-travelling-to-japan-232818" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/streptococ</span><span class="invisible">cal-toxic-shock-syndrome-should-i-be-worried-if-im-travelling-to-japan-232818</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/STSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>STSS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StrepA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StrepA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a></p>
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The Japan Times<p>A disease caused by a rare tissue-damaging bacteria is spreading in Japan after the country relaxed COVID-era restrictions. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/15/japan/science-health/stss-japan-spread/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/</span><span class="invisible">15/japan/science-health/stss-japan-spread/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencehealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencehealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stss</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/niid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>niid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>The number of patients with streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, a lethal infection caused by the bacteria behind strep throat, is rising at a record pace in Japan. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/27/japan/science-health/lethal-bacterial-infection/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/</span><span class="invisible">27/japan/science-health/lethal-bacterial-infection/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencehealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencehealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stss</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/elderly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elderly</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>News of a rare but serious bacterial infection called Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome in Japan is making the rounds, both at home and abroad, causing jitters and leading to inbound travelers reconsidering their plans. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/05/japan/science-health/stss-japan-explainer/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/</span><span class="invisible">05/japan/science-health/stss-japan-explainer/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencehealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencehealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/streptococcaltoxicshocksyndrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>streptococcaltoxicshocksyndrome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stss</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/niid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>niid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a></p>
Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈<p>I know not everything medical 'is COVID' but in an indirect way, this is. </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/15/japan-streptococcal-infections-rise-details" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/world/2024/mar</span><span class="invisible">/15/japan-streptococcal-infections-rise-details</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/COVID19" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COVID19</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/STSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>STSS</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has issued a warning regarding a rare bacterial infection has already exceeded half of last year’s count — 88 in the capital — along with 517 infections nationwide. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/24/japan/science-health/tokyo-issues-warning-for-bacterial-infection-disease/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/</span><span class="invisible">24/japan/science-health/tokyo-issues-warning-for-bacterial-infection-disease/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencehealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencehealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stss</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/niid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>niid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/diseases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diseases</span></a></p>
Frau Mensch 😷<p>In <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> wird seit Anfang des Jahres ein rasanter Anstieg von Infektionen mit einer seltenen Krankheit registriert, dem Streptokokken-induzierten toxischen Schock-Syndrom <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/STSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>STSS</span></a>. Die Sterblichkeitsrate liegt bei 30 Prozent!</p><p>Streptokokken werden per Tröpfchen oder auch direkten Hautkontakt, etwa über offene Wunden, übertragen. Schützen kann man sich vor allem, indem man einfache Hygienemaßnahmen anwendet, wie etwa regelmäßiges Händewaschen. <br><a href="https://www.t-online.de/leben/aktuelles/id_100366084/japan-rasanter-anstieg-von-toedlichen-streptokokken-infektionen.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">t-online.de/leben/aktuelles/id</span><span class="invisible">_100366084/japan-rasanter-anstieg-von-toedlichen-streptokokken-infektionen.html</span></a><br>🤝 🚿</p>
Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social<p>Provisional figures released by the <a href="https://noc.social/tags/NIID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NIID</span></a> recorded 941 cases of <a href="https://noc.social/tags/STSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>STSS</span></a> were reported last year. In the first two months of 2024, 378 cases have already been recorded, with infections identified in all but two of <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a>’s 47 <a href="https://noc.social/tags/prefectures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prefectures</span></a>.</p><p>While older people are considered at greater risk, the group A strain is leading to more deaths among patients under 50, according to NIID. <a href="https://noc.social/tags/TootSEA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TootSEA</span></a></p><p>Mystery in <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> as dangerous <a href="https://noc.social/tags/StreptococcalInfections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StreptococcalInfections</span></a> soar to record levels<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/15/japan-streptococcal-infections-rise-details" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/world/2024/mar</span><span class="invisible">/15/japan-streptococcal-infections-rise-details</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>The number of cases involving Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome hit a record 941 in Japan last year, with health authorities urging people to take basic preventative measures such as hand-washing. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/24/japan/science-health/rare-bacterial-diseases-rising-in-japan/?utm_content=buffer8b379&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/</span><span class="invisible">24/japan/science-health/rare-bacterial-diseases-rising-in-japan/?utm_content=buffer8b379&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencehealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencehealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/infectiousdiseases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infectiousdiseases</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/keizotakemi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>keizotakemi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stss</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cdc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdc</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/covid19" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>covid19</span></a></p>
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