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Old 10-24-2007, 07:52 PM
 
Location: hialeah, florida
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has anyone heard of this? there is a superbug virus going around which can possibly be fatal if not cured. my school is going ape **** now about washing your hands all the time.
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Old 10-24-2007, 08:26 PM
 
Location: Reality
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has anyone heard of this? there is a superbug virus going around which can possibly be fatal if not cured. my school is going ape **** now about washing your hands all the time.
this 'superbug' that's been on the news is a bacteria that's been around for quite some time.

here's a wikipedia article on the bacteria: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

the media, once again, blew it way out of proportion.
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Old 10-25-2007, 06:18 AM
 
Location: Cooper City, FL
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MRSA is not a superbug, and has been around a long time. It just never got any press. Plain old Staph Aureus is normal flora on our bodies.....yes, it helps us. It's those nasty MRSA staph that creates problems. Vancomycin is a very powerful antibiotic used to treat this infection, possibly Gentamicin, as well. After that......well, there is nothing stronger.
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Old 10-25-2007, 01:53 PM
 
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Leave it to south Florida schools to misinform our youth once again.
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