Bacterial infected eye drops are spreading disease in healthy people

PNP DeskApril 7, 2023September 11, 202403 mins

Bridgeport: A bacteria has been found in an eye medication in the US that is infecting the eyes of healthy people. A bacterium called Pseudomonas aeruginosa has been found in eye drops sold in the United States. This bacteria is commonly found in soil and water and often causes blood and lung infections. Three people…

Flesh-eating bacterial infections to double in next 20 years

PNP DeskMarch 26, 2023September 11, 202403 mins

Norwich: Scientists have warned that a flesh-eating bacteria could infect citizens in every state along the US East Coast within the next 20 years. According to researchers at the University of East Anglia in the UK, the number of annual cases of Vibrio vulnifax bacteria could double by 2040 due to warming oceans due to…