Pedestrians cross a street in Ofuna district of Kamakura city, Japan, on Saturday. Japan has logged 977 cases of the possibly fatal streptococcal hazardous shock syndrome, health authorities have stated. (Photo: Bloomberg) HONG KONG: Infectious illness specialists have advised Hong Kongers takingatrip to Japan to preserve great individual health and appropriate injury care, after the nation logged a record-high number of cases of a possibly lethal illness triggered by “flesh-eating” germs. But one professional included that there was no requirement for extreme concern or to prevent takingatrip to Japan regardlessof the spike in the number of the bacterial infections. Japan’s National Institute of Infectious Diseases stated on Tuesday that there hadactually been 977 cases of streptococcal harmful shock syndrome so far this year. The figure gonebeyond the 941 cases tape-recorded in the entire of 2023, which was the greatest number of cases reported in a year giventhat records started. An infection of the “flesh-eating” germs Streptococcus pyogenes, or Group A streptococcus, can lead to moderate and typical diseases such as aching throat and skin infection such as impetigo. On uncommon events, the germs can cause more extreme and even lethal illness. In cases of streptococcal poisonous shock syndrome, severe signs can establish in a brief time characterised by low blood pressure, faster than typical heart rate, quick breathing and indications recommending organ failure. Dr Wilson Lam, vice-president of the Hong Kong Society for I
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