Originally posted by mrsdudara
CDC - Community- Associated MRSA Information for the Public
Recently, the news has been filled with information and reports of the new “Superbug”, Community-Associated (CA)- MRSA. An antibiotic resistant staph infection that seems to be spreading like wildfire. Today, my children came home with notes in their bag informing all parents of this new concern, along with an invitation to a district wide meeting with a Dr. to go over any concerns, and all preventative measures that we as parents can take to keep us all healthy. I am located in Missouri, right smack dab in the middle of the country. If it is here, it is everywhere. It is a concern that everyone especially those here on ATS have been talking about. I remembered reading about and discussing this very thing over the past few years, here on ATS. So far, I have found threads discussing this “Superbug” dateing as far back as 2004. I started this thread to have a place that links them all together for any and all who are searching for information on this new threat.
If you are just now hearing about CA-MRSA, it is a staph infection that is resistant to all first line antibiotics. It affects people of all ages, healthy or not. It is a nasty infection that can turn lethal quite rapidly. It is suggested that if you suspect you have CA-MRSA you see your DR. immediately. If the medication they give you does not start to work with in 2 days, it is imperative that you return to your Dr. immediately. The link at the top of this page is quite informative, and I highly suggest everyone to take a look.
I would also like to keep this thread as a record of where all it is affecting . If you have heard of people in your area who have CA-MRSA, please let us know so that others in your area who might read this can be aware.
Here is a list I have put together so far, of threads here on ATS that hare discussed CA-MRSA. I will add more when I find them.
Pandemic Watch 2007
The Evolution Current Event Thread has this link to a 2004 article on about MRSA New Scientist
is this the new terrorist biological weapon
Super bug “MRSA” Now Transmitted Sexually
Superbug Epidemic in US - Now threatening Canada
CDC warns Superbug could kill more than AIDS
[edit on 29-10-2007 by mrsdudara]
[edit on 29-10-2007 by mrsdudara]
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