According to the local publication Sputnik, this disease was recorded in 525 citizens of the country, among whom were 66 residents of Tokyo.
The causative agent of the disease was group A streptococcus, called "carnivorous bacterium".
The doctors have previously established that the infection spreads extremely fast and can only be fatal in a few hours.
The first symptoms of infection are swelling and pain in the hands and feet, fever, as well as malaise.
The patient's condition at first does not cause much concern, however, spreading through the body, "carnivorous bacteria" causes necrosis and can lead to the development of multiple organ failure, and also spread to the lungs and blood.
As previously reported in "URA-Inform", in Kharkiv, a man was hospitalized with severe poisoning by fish. According to the source, the patient felt the first symptoms of abdominal pain within 15 hours, then he called an ambulance.