2 words.

Zombie Apocalypse.

REACHING OVERSEAS. It is now a pandemic (kidding or not, it is - by definition)

Already killed thousands? Damn, I had no idea on that - then again, I don't watch TV or read newspapers so I'm out of the loop in that respect.

That's it then, I'm locking myself in my flat.

Just right to coincide with the olympics where visitors from all over can take it home a spread it world wide.

To think people say the UK has nothing to offer the world.

Anyone seen the film contagion?

Scary concept indeed.

Some highlights of the article:

One version of the killer bug – called USA300 – is passed easily through skin contact and can lead to a flesh-eating form of pneumonia.

It is resistant to even the most powerful antibiotics and could cause widespread infection and large numbers of deaths if it spreads suddenly.
USA300 has already killed thousands of people in America and is the highest single cause of death there from infectious disease.
It can cause large boils on the skin and lead to fatal blood poisoning or a form of pneumonia that can eat away at lung tissue.

another foreigner bringing in another disease
take the australian way "you aint coming in"
(immigration i mean)

Calm down guys, i have no idea what is going on in America, i just saw the article and posted it on hear to get your thoughts on it as it got me worried a bit as im always getting ill!

AHA! The keywords are "FLESH EATING"

I knew I was right!

If it was REALLY anything to worry about would they tell us?

I dont think so.

superbug eh

yes thats it

be afraid..be very afraid..

The media loves to scare and blow things out of proportions, but it is not a reason to ignore the reports totally.
This thing is a problem , it is a bacteria that has (almost) no treatment and if person is infected with it it is not a best thing to happen to him, for sure - even if he is a healthy individual with good immune system.
The issue is that it is not (Thanks God!) an airborn infection, it is a bacteria transimted by contact - so personal hygiene and lots of soap prevent it from evolving into something much more serious.
But it is a big problem for health care ,despite all that. Chances of finding this "bug" in hospitals is considerable , and people in hospitals are by definition not heathy with immune system allready stressed by whatever brought them to hospitals.
Think about it - it clearly messes with normal functioning of hospitals. So to those it kills directly you should add people who could not be treated due to this infection outburst.
It is not an end of the world,clearly. But it is not something we should ignore even now. But it gets better - Bacteria have a way of transmitting antibiotic resistence not only inside the strain but to totally different families via plasmides and ctr. So once the resistance meets airborne bug, it will become very sad day indeed.

I don't understand what is meant by "Heading" to Britain. Either it's there or it isn't. How can it be heading there?

And what is "Thousands" killed in America? This could be 2,000, 10,000, 100,000....

Sorry, just a little peeved at the article and see it as having a little Fear Mongering flavor. Although it could be true, they sure don't give much detail to help anyone understand.

Peace

The fact of the matter is it is true that their was an antibiotic resistant pneumonia that I personally recall hearing about from an attorney friend of mine in the Northwest USA. He said there was an outbreak of it in the county jail.

I also heard from a US Customs agent about this same thing. She was from Texas, and actually got infected with it when she was there. At that time, she was working as a prison guard.

I wonder what the statistic is exactly on how many people have died of this particular infection in various prison/jail facilities in the USA?

These are just people I know that have talked about it.

There's got to be some reports in the USA about these happenings.