http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,322766,00.html
Binh An Diep, a researcher at San Francisco General Hospital and lead author of the report, in a news release. "This is a national problem, and San Francisco is at the epicenter."
SF has always been the center of the ghey problem.
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), MRSA is responsible for about 19,000 deaths annually in America — most of which occur in the hospital.
Duh! Obviously, you just avoid going to the hospital then.
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The real problems are, not surprisingly, caused by human behavior.
We want to use antibiotics and antibacterial everything. Overuse of these products, and incorrect use of antibiotics in particular, just leads to stronger bugs.
Hospitals obviously want to keep surfaces and instruments as sterile as possible, which is never going to be 100%. The problem perpetuates with surviving microbes.
We want to use antibiotics and antibacterial everything. Overuse of these products, and incorrect use of antibiotics in particular, just leads to stronger bugs.
Hospitals obviously want to keep surfaces and instruments as sterile as possible, which is never going to be 100%. The problem perpetuates with surviving microbes.
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
Mayo Clinic wrote:
Staph bacteria are normally found on the skin or in the nose of about one-third of the population. If you have staph on your skin or in your nose but aren't sick, you are said to be "colonized" but not infected with MRSA. Healthy people can be colonized with MRSA and have no ill effects. However, they can pass the germ to others.
As Samira said this seems to be a very resistant strain of Staph. I'm not sure I understand why Gay men are more at risk, and I'm not sure where Fox is getting the info from.
Here's the CDC report. While I didn't read it all I couldnt see anywhere that homosexuals where even categorized (though it does seem to be more prevalent in men...men over 65)
Edit: Sorry, have found the sfgate article on the other report. It doesn't seem to want to load.
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But the latest problem is being caused by a new variant of USA300 that was first detected in a San Francisco patient in 2003. Among the six antibiotics it is resistant to are three that are normally considered for treatment of suspected MRSA. The study estimated that 200 cases of this highly drug-resistant variant are turning up in San Francisco each year, mostly among gay men.
"We are nowhere near the peak," Diep said. "The peak will occur when it spreads into the general population."
"We are nowhere near the peak," Diep said. "The peak will occur when it spreads into the general population."
Edited, Jan 15th 2008 7:51pm by Elinda
Alma wrote:
I lost my post
lets see, you put a part of your body that has direct access to your innards into......a crap hole......and you get a staff infection? who woulda guessed?
not feeling any sympathy here. especially if they didnt wash before putting it in their mouth afterwards.
not as much of a health problem as a stupidity problem.
not feeling any sympathy here. especially if they didnt wash before putting it in their mouth afterwards.
not as much of a health problem as a stupidity problem.
shadowrelm wrote:
not as much of a health problem as a stupidity problem.
Same can be said about your posts.
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Clearly, this is yet another example of "the man" trying to oppress the Gay folks...
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More words please
Clearly, this is yet another example of "the man" trying to oppress the Gay folks...
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