What's Trending: What you need to know about Japan’s flesh-eating bacteria outbreak

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Japan is currently facing an unprecedented surge in Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS), a severe bacterial infection that can be fatal within 48 hours. With over 1,000 cases reported by early June, surpassing last year’s record, experts predict the number of infections could escalate to 2,500 by the end of the year. On What's Trending, Hongbin Jeong and Roshan Gidwani speaks to Professor Dale Fisher, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Senior Consultant, National University Hospital, to find out more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.