❖ Japan is on the high alert after close to 1,000 cases of a deadly infection were reported across the country.

❖ The disease is known as Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS), or ‘flesheating bacteria'.

❖ It is spreading rapidly, resulting in deaths within a short period.

❖ STSS is a rare but severe bacterial infection caused by group A Streptococcus Bacteria.

❖ It occurs when these bacteria enter deep tissues and the bloodstream, releasing toxins that cause a rapid and dangerous response in the body.