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MRSA--How Dangerous is the "Superbug"?

Monday, October 29, 2007

Dr. Priya Sampathkumar, an infectious disease specialist at the Mayo Clinic, and Tara Parker-Pope, reporter for the New York Times, explain how infectious methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is and how it's transmitted.


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  • [1] eCAHNomics October 29, 2007 - 11:38AM

    I heard a report on this somewhere else. Apparently it's the medical profession that's largely to blame. For example, a majority of docs admitted to not changing their white coats more than once/week. Other hospital workers wear their uniforms on the subway, picking up god knows what. Hopsital operating rooms are notiously dirty. If medical (laughingly-referred-to-as) professionals can't keep clean, what chance do us patients (victims?) have?
  • [2] Susan from new jersey October 29, 2007 - 11:41AM

    I recently asked the manager of my health club how often they washed the yoga mats in light of the MRSA scare.....he said that they are washed maybe once every two months....(I'll be bringing my own mat from now on....)

    THEN he causually mentioned that one of the assistant managers is currently in the hospital with a MRSA infection!!

    YIKES!! I really don't think that we are gettting the straight scoop on this...
  • [3] Ron from Upper Eastside October 29, 2007 - 11:52AM

    Yes! Please, Doctors, Nurses and other healthcare workers: STOP wearing SCRUBS on Subways! It's so irresponsible.

    The other concern I have is restaurant employees. I saw two Chefs on the Subway yesterday, wearing their aprons and kitchen attire! Who knows what they're picking up and spreading!
  • [4] ch from NJ October 29, 2007 - 11:53AM

    here's a picture of a mrsa infection

    http://www.ascendedhealth.com/staph-infection/img/img_cnn_staphinfection01.jpg
  • [5] Libby K. from Upper West Side October 29, 2007 - 11:55AM

    Are manicure parlors breeding grounds for MRSA?
  • [6] ch from NJ October 29, 2007 - 11:58AM

    Does this study on Vitamin D treatment of TB suggest that deficiency of Vitamin D is related to susceptibility to MRSA?

    http://ajrccm.atsjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/176/2/208
  • [7] James Pate from Little Rock, Arkansas October 29, 2007 - 06:55PM

    PLEASE, PLEASE help us get this info out to people.

    WWW.STAPHWASH.COM

    "Saveing limbs & lives"

    Thank you so much

    GOD bless
  • [8] genji siraisi from NYC October 30, 2007 - 02:11AM

    So, if someone can carry the infection in their nose and can essentially be a carrier who is unharmed by it....How can one find out if they have it? Are there any symptoms? Can it be cured?
  • [9] Joe Wilson from TN October 30, 2007 - 07:53PM

    There is a lot more to solving the MRSA problem than just washing hands and clothing, although that would be a great start!

    Get a free report that provides information on how to protect your child at http://MRSAstaph.org

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