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Monday, October 22, 2007
Scary
I know I really haven't blogged in awhile but this
is on my mind: Staph bacteria known as MRSA.

The bacteria, which is resistant to common antibiotics, is known as MRSA. It most commonly appears in hospital patients.
New findings show MRSA is now causing more deaths annually in the U.S. than AIDS. According to the new calculations by the Centers for Disease Control, MRSA is responsible for nearly 19,000 deaths a year and more than 90,000 serious infections. The figures suggest the infection is twice as common as previously thought.

Just a little scary don't you think??????
5 Comments:
Blogger Keshi said...
OMG this is so strange ur talking abt MRSA today...cos thats what my uncle caught at the hospital few months ago and now he is on a ventilator!


MRSA - Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.


Yes it can be fatal! I went n saw him at the ICU..and I was given alot of protective-wear b4 being able to be in contact with him.


Keshi.

Anonymous Anonymous said...
Very scary indeed!

We have the same problems in our hospitals too, the bateria goes by another name; C difficile. We are also having lots of problems with mold in our older hospitals.

If we can avoid going there, it's best to do so. The worse place to catch something is there!

Blogger Dial-Up Princess said...
yes...very...especially since a majority of my family works in a hospital environment.

Blogger Paul Joe said...
It's the first time i'm hearing of
this,sounds scary.One always thinks of hospitals as very Hygenic.Can one get this by merely
visiting at the hospital?

Anonymous Anonymous said...
oh god! its more than AIDS?!
are AIDS patients sooo rare in the US??
i think in india, it is like 100000

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