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- inactive, on 11/06/2007, -1/+34FOX NEWS: Is Al-Qaeda responsible?
- insllvn, on 11/06/2007, -2/+33Anyone else read that as Pete Townshend?
- hambyrya, on 11/08/2007, -0/+19As a Physician I think this could be a good time to bring up 2 points:
1. If you are prescribed antibiotics take ALL of them even if you feel better after a few pills.
2. Don't demand antibiotics for every sniffle from your doc. They will give them when needed.
Holding to those rules is what helps prevent "super-bugs" like these. - inactive, on 11/06/2007, -1/+16And this coming from the guy who submitted the Japanese Magician Hamburger video after it made the front page. There's a search function. Use it.
- blackomegax, on 11/06/2007, -2/+16My lunch and dinner thank you for that wonderfully detailed story.
- getoffmybridge, on 05/05/2009, -1/+11What a delightful combination of both informative and disgusting content.
- mrfreeziexp, on 11/06/2007, -1/+11I thought it was Pete Townshend until I read your comment.
- eradicator, on 11/06/2007, -1/+10Yes, but I won't get fooled again.
- DeviantDragon, on 11/06/2007, -0/+8Still, drug resistance in common disease is never good news for those aiming to treat it.
- ingoldsby, on 11/06/2007, -1/+8This is so absurd. MRSA has been infecting hospitals and schools, prisons etc. for at least a decade now. This is nothing new - but the media has finally picked up on it.
Wash your hands people. - ApokalypseNow, on 11/10/2007, -1/+8I had one of these a year ago, on my chin - spent the better part of a week in the hospital. The swelling was so bad at one point that my right eye was almost closed, but at least I was never in any pain from it (and no scar, wonder of wonders). The subsequent boils that I got within months of leaving the hospital, however - those were nasty, and some of the most painful things I have ever been through. The last one on my back was really bad, and I probably should have gone to the hospital for it. It ended up leaving a bright red scar about the size of my thumb back near my spine. Fortunately it has been almost 6 months since that last one, and I've had no other boils since, so I'm guessing I'm finally over it all.
The best advice I can offer to those suffering from MRSA boils is to take a long bath in hot water with Epsom salts in it (magnesium sulfate), or make a paste of the stuff and apply liberally. Within a day of using that stuff, the boil on my back ruptured and everything started leaking out, with the pain easing almost immediately. I can't say that it was the direct cause of the rupture, but I think it helped - it is worth a shot, in any case. - joewashere, on 11/10/2007, -1/+8We have huge Staph infection problem here in Montgomery County, MD. It's really funny how crazy kids are going. People think they have Staph after touching a doorknob.
- inactive, on 11/06/2007, -4/+11Who are you, The Digg Police? lol
- TheRemoteViewer, on 11/06/2007, -1/+8This isn't really news. People catch MRSA all the time...in many hospitals and nursing homes there's generally one or more people who are in isolation for it at any given time.
- inactive, on 11/06/2007, -5/+12@ApokalypseNow - sounds like you had a rough time, I'm glad you made it out of your infection. Bacteria loves a nice warm environment and taking a long hot bath is possibly the worst thing you could do if you had MRSA boils however. Doing so could spread the infection to other parts of your body or your bloodstream according to other articles I've read on MRSA.
Best bet for anyone combating MRSA - talk to a doctor. - NullzipZero, on 11/06/2007, -3/+10The sky is falling, the sky is falling.
- obliviousfool, on 11/06/2007, -1/+7Come to think of it, why isn't there a school named after Pete Townshend?
- goflyers, on 11/06/2007, -1/+6stupid anti-bacterial soap, what we really need is bacterial soap.
- getoffmybridge, on 05/05/2009, -2/+7Pwnt
- colto, on 11/06/2007, -1/+5I call *****. Taking a hot bath is NOT going to help it spread. In fact making sure that the water is hot will help keep it from spreading as bacteria can't stand up to that kind of heat.
- billessig, on 11/06/2007, -4/+8Every year or two the media reports on a new pandemic that will kill us all... Mad cow, West Nile, Bird Flu, MRSA, the list goes on. All part of their campaign of fear. I've had HA-MRSA, my mother has had CA-MRSA. CA-MRSA (Community Aquired) is carried on 30 or so percent of humans as it is, but it's an OI (opportunistic infection) that USUALY only attacks your immune system when it's at it's weakest. Wake up people.
- Atxguitarist, on 11/10/2007, -1/+4Its really not that bad as long as you get it taken care of. I got it on my finger: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lbC9qxt860
- Atxguitarist, on 11/06/2007, -1/+4Well I was told by my doc to take a hot bath for my mrsa infection, The reason being, it helps to pop the boil and stop the spread of the pus/infection under the skin.
- Dumbledorito, on 11/06/2007, -2/+57up to 9: The Lemon-Lime taste that refreshes your Borg Collective.
- swankboy, on 11/10/2007, -0/+2Yep and this has been the case for years. You're only _hearing_ about it now because it's officially become a crisis via the news media.
- obliviousfool, on 11/06/2007, -1/+3I have a friend of a friend in Kentucky with an MRSA infection, so it seems like it's all over.
- tuntcickle, on 11/06/2007, -0/+2Personally, I don't see why informing the public about health dangers is a bad thing.
- inactive, on 11/10/2007, -0/+2MRSA is NO JOKE! It will eat you alive just like ebola.
- TheNik, on 11/06/2007, -2/+4Why was he dugg down? He is absolutely correct.
- Daniel591992, on 11/06/2007, -1/+3I thought I had it a week ago. I had this bruise on my arm that I didn't remember getting and then realized that I had something that looked like a mosquito bite right next to it. It turned out to be nothing more than a bruise and a mosquito bite. Although it was a strange coincidence, considering I can't remember the last time a got a mosquito bite and couldn't remember getting any bruises. It did scare me though. I was almost 100% sure I had it (one person at my HS already got it).
My school did install some awesome automatic Purell dispensers in every room. :) - shazbotben, on 11/06/2007, -0/+2Buried for pandering to media-induced paranoia.
- tuntcickle, on 11/10/2007, -1/+3What's news is that MRSA surpassed AIDS in the number of lives claimed this past year. What's worse is that MRSA isn't limited to hospitals and nursing homes any more. This story seems anecdotal, but the increasing "community-born" infections are a grave sign.
- Hoxie, on 11/06/2007, -1/+22 of my local schools are on the threshold for staph. If one more kid gets them in either of the schools, they close down.
- DeviantDragon, on 11/06/2007, -2/+3Bringing attention to the damage that Staph can cause is still pretty important given the impact that this disease that we take for granted can have.
- bobbob1016, on 11/07/2007, -0/+1I had one of these infections recently. I went to my dermatologist, he prescribed "Bactrum" according to the label on the pill box. I had the infection for a couple weeks, I thought it was a bug bite, but then acne since it spread, I say this so you know how long it was going unchecked. I took the medicine for a week, and it's done. It might not work for everyone, but if you get it looked at soon enough, you should be ok.
- gamer_013, on 11/06/2007, -1/+2There's also a staph infection near me in owasso, michigan. Owasso schools have been closed for the past few days because of it.
Lucky fellas. - RationalAntaxia, on 11/06/2007, -2/+3we're having a staph infection issue in upstate NY as well.
- jennamalia, on 11/06/2007, -1/+2
The estimated number of people developing a serious MRSA infection (i.e., invasive) in 2005 was about 94,360
About 85% of all invasive MRSA infections were associated with healthcare, and of those, about two-thirds occurred outside of the hospital, while about one third occurred during hospitalization.
About 14% of all the infections occurred in persons without obvious exposures to healthcare.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/ar_mrsa_Invasive_FS ...
How do I protect myself from getting MRSA?
• You can protect yourself by:
• practicing good hygiene (e.g., keeping your hands clean by washing with soap and water or using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer and showering immediately after participating in exercise);
• covering skin trauma such as abrasions or cuts with a clean dry bandage until healed;
• avoiding sharing personal items (e.g., towels, razors) that come into contact with your bare skin; and using a barrier (e.g., clothing or a towel) between your skin and shared equipment such as weight-training benches;
• maintaining a clean environment by establishing cleaning procedures for frequently touched surfaces and surfaces that come into direct contact with people's skin.
http://www.cdc.gov/Features/MRSAinSchools/ - hollismb, on 11/06/2007, -1/+2Wait, so staph infections are the 'new thing' now? Will somebody please tell that to the one I had in my knee that kept me in the hospital for a month in second grade (I'm in my thirties now)... Maybe it pulled a Quantum Leap or something.
- dragonking6v, on 11/10/2007, -1/+23 confirmed cases in my school district in Arizona, but the schools are still open. So with all these cases, not really sure how this is news.
- tuntcickle, on 11/10/2007, -1/+2If Al-Qaeda doesn't wash their hands...
- kd1s, on 11/07/2007, -0/+1Rhode Island's first MRSA (Mersah, it's just four letters damn it.) started out in a gay bathhouse. Of course that same bathhouse was also responsible for a nice little syphilis outbreak too.
But any place where people are in close contact is a potential transmission route for MRSA. Washing ones hands frequently and using a solution of at least 62% alcohol gel for times when hand washing isn't possible helps contain the spread of the disease.
It's crazy. When I adopted my cat there was a vicious round of Upper Respiratory Infections going through the cats so much so they had two separate wings for infected cats and uninfected cats. You had to sterilize your hands with alcohol gel when going from one are to the other.
And when my grandmother was in the hospital with MRSA (Ultimately she died from it at 86.) we had to wash, gown and glove to see her. It was surreal.
- MikeonTV, on 11/06/2007, -2/+2What will this mean for 'The Who' reunion tour?
- weezere, on 11/06/2007, -2/+2Pete Townsend has a drug resistant staff infection? Those crazy Rockstars.
- TheNik, on 11/06/2007, -2/+2There was a case in my area's high-school but they refused to cancel classes because it's regional finals in football (which means more potential money for the school).
- earthceltic, on 11/06/2007, -1/+1Staph = basically an explosion of the bacterial structures that are normally found on everyone's skin directed at wounds, therefore keeping them open and infectious as hell. Elderly and kids are the 90% demographic here, with only a handful of adults with decent immune systems contracting it. This is one good reason why not to touch anyone in a hospital- almost everyone there, including the nurses (as carriers), have it because it spreads so damn rapidly.
- Atxguitarist, on 11/06/2007, -1/+1from now on we all should only take baths in Clorox, that will kill all the germs. lol
- themastersb, on 11/06/2007, -1/+1What is Staph?
- TheKrillr, on 11/06/2007, -1/+1Heh. This is right across the water from me. I'm a 45 minutes ferry ride away. >.> maybe I should move...
- mcosmi, on 11/06/2007, -1/+1yeah, my GF got this on her knee...she got oral antibiotics and it got worse, in 3 days she couldnt walk..we went to the ER and the culture they did said it was MRSA(the worst resistant staff infection around) she spent 7 days in the hospital...had surgery and iv antibiotics. This is about 2 months ago now and she is healing but talk about a nightmare...if you think you have an infection, dont waste time, go to the hospital sooner rather than go thru this *****.
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