staff infection(scare)

[tj]

Have you guys seen this on the news?

Looks pretty serious.

 

[Capt.Jack Sparrow]

Staph you mean

and no but I read an news article.. saying it could go past the number of people infected with AIDS making it worse than it.. crazy stuff man

the only thing is.. it didnt tell me how you get contracted with it ...can anyone please enlighten me?

 

[D!ck Ramsey]

They say you just need to practice good hygiene:

-Keep your hands clean with soap and water or alcohol-based hand sanitizer.

-Keep cuts and scrapes clean and covered with bandage until healed.

-Avoid contact with other people's wounds or bandages

-Avoid sharing personal items such as towels or razors.

To help prevent the spread of drug-resistant staph infections:

-See your doctor if you've got an infected wound or boil. Carefully follow advice on how to care for it.

-Cover skin infections with clean, dry bandages.

-Clean your hands regularly, and make sure your family and others in close contact do, too.

-Don't share personal items. Wash soiled sheets, towels and clothes. Dry in a hot dryer - don't air dry - to kill bacteria.

 

[speakeasy]

Probably not worth worrying about. You'll more likely get hit by lightening twice in one day than die from this sh*t.

 

[Play the Game]

This is scary stuff, not the infection itself but the fact that it eats what used to be called "last resort" anti-biotics for breakfast. Unless we come up with some nano-germ-fighting technology it seems like the germs will get the upper hand.

Vancomycin was the last defense .
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancomycin


Even Scarier VRSA:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancomycin-resistant_Staphylococcus_aureus