Schools... Staph Infections, and Deaths Raise the Alarm - Page 2

scboxer · 10-24-2007, 12:58 AM

Antibacterial soaps have been part of the problem. A couple of hospitals here in Seattle stopped using them a couple of years ago.

A year ago, I had a spider bite on my foot and didn't think too much about it. After a while, it got worse,but, then seemed better. About two months later, I wound up in the hospital with a serious case of MRSA. It was travelling internally up my leg so I didn't even know about it. Had it gotten into my blood stream, I wouldn't be typing this now. In Seattle, MRSA is rampant in the jails and hospitals. Now that it's finally hit the headlines, maybe something will get done!

P.S. This is totally different from bird flu, mad cow, etc. It's not speculation, it's here now and very real.

Shawnee123 · 10-24-2007, 11:07 AM

As these sorts of things are my "speci-ality," thread ahead; I'll follow.

ZenGum · 10-24-2007, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

As these sorts of things are my "speci-ality," thread ahead; I'll follow.

As Michael Jackson said ... Meet me in Neverland! (Ok, Nothingland. But no-one said that).

Sundae · 10-24-2007, 03:01 PM

We had flesh eating bugs about 10 years ago.
The newspapers seemed convinced that it was an escalating problem and WE WERE ALL GOING TO DIE!!!!

Meh.

DanaC · 10-24-2007, 07:51 PM

My dad had mrsa last time he was in hospital. Apparently it was in his gut. He shook it off ( more or less).

10-24-2007, 12:58 AM	#1
scboxer Soylent Greenhorn Join Date: May 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 25	Antibacterial soaps have been part of the problem. A couple of hospitals here in Seattle stopped using them a couple of years ago. A year ago, I had a spider bite on my foot and didn't think too much about it. After a while, it got worse,but, then seemed better. About two months later, I wound up in the hospital with a serious case of MRSA. It was travelling internally up my leg so I didn't even know about it. Had it gotten into my blood stream, I wouldn't be typing this now. In Seattle, MRSA is rampant in the jails and hospitals. Now that it's finally hit the headlines, maybe something will get done! P.S. This is totally different from bird flu, mad cow, etc. It's not speculation, it's here now and very real. __________________ I hated my sig....

10-24-2007, 03:01 PM	#4
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	We had flesh eating bugs about 10 years ago. The newspapers seemed convinced that it was an escalating problem and WE WERE ALL GOING TO DIE!!!! Meh. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

10-24-2007, 11:07 AM	#2
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	As these sorts of things are my "speci-ality," thread ahead; I'll follow.

10-24-2007, 07:51 PM	#5
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	My dad had mrsa last time he was in hospital. Apparently it was in his gut. He shook it off ( more or less).

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