Cases of a flesh-eating bug are soaring as a stark warning has been given about the condition. Known as Buruli ulcer, a flesh-eating bacteria is spreading rapidly through a suburb in Melbourne ...

But, people are scared of bugs, so maybe a Big Pokémon was ok ... it looks like a caterpillar that evolves into a praying mantis - but really it's a little more complex than that.

In 2022, Barry was struck down with necrotising fasciitis, also known as the 'flesh-eating disease', which is a rare and life-threatening infection that can happen if a wound gets infected.

Flesh-eating bacteria that are carried by mosquitos and cause skin ulcers have been found in Batemans Bay on the NSW South Coast, prompting warnings from authorities that it could spread through ...

(iStock) Up until now New South Wales has been a safe haven from the bug, but this could be about to change. Infectious disease experts believe that flesh-eating bacteria has been transferred from ...