{"id":19959,"date":"2026-04-25T10:09:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T10:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eunews.top\/index.php\/2026\/04\/25\/astonishing-discovery-could-help-save-children-from-deadly-disfiguring-condition\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T10:09:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T10:09:04","slug":"astonishing-discovery-could-help-save-children-from-deadly-disfiguring-condition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eunews.top\/index.php\/2026\/04\/25\/astonishing-discovery-could-help-save-children-from-deadly-disfiguring-condition\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Astonishing\u2019 discovery could help save children from deadly disfiguring condition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>A previously unknown species of bacteria found in patients with noma could be key to creating treatments for the neglected tropical disease<\/p>\n<p>The \u201castonishing\u201d discovery of a new bacteria could open the door to better ways to prevent, detect and treat a fatal and disfiguring childhood disease, researchers hope.<\/p>\n<p>Noma, which is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/noma\">fatal in 90% of cases without treatment<\/a>, begins as a sore on the gums but goes on to destroy the tissues of the mouth and face.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/global-development\/2026\/apr\/25\/discovery-children-fatal-disfiguring-disease-noma-unknown-bacteria\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A previously unknown species of bacteria found in patients with noma could be key to creating treatments for the neglected tropical disease The \u201castonishing\u201d discovery of a new bacteria could open the door to better ways to prevent, detect and treat a fatal and disfiguring childhood disease, researchers hope. 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