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What is STSS, the flesh eating bacterial disease that kills within 48 hours? A fatal illness that has nearly 1,000 cases is spreading throughout Japan. This infection, which is diagnosed medically as streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS), results in a severe sickness that can be fatal within 48 hours. Cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) have increased dramatically; by June 2 of current year, there were 977 cases. According to the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, this year's amount of cases is already greater than 941 instances from the previous year.
