India, Aug. 6 -- The name flesh-eating disease is likely to cause serious concern among everyone who comes across it. And according to physician Dr Kunal Sood, it is for good reason.

Taking to Instagram on August 5, Dr Sood shared that the scientific name of the disease is necrotising fasciitis. He went to explain what it is, while assuring that there is treatment available for the same.

In the words of Dr Sood, "Necrotising fasciitis, also known as flesh-eating disease, is a rare type of infection that affects the soft tissue under the skin."

The infection can take place anywhere on the body and, in rare cases, even around the eyes. Dr Sood shared that the disease is usually caused by certain types of bacteria that enter through a bre...