Health-Bacteria-Drugs-Resistance: Invasion Of The Superbugs Worries Doctors

.....The bugs are Streptococcus pneumoniae, blamed for thousands of cases of meningitis, sinusitis, ear infections and pneumonia each year, and Staphylococcus aureus, which is spread through skin abrasions and, if untreated, can cause abscesses and boils and lead to pneumonia or fatal blood poisoning.....

....Meanwhile, a drug-resistant strain of S. aureus has infected thousands of people in the United States and may now have reached Europe, the British weekly New Scientist reported on Saturday....

....The strain has been spreading like wildfire in crowded jails but there have also been numerous smaller outbreaks in towns and cities across the US in recent months....

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What Causes A Boil To Appear From Beneath The Skin Out Of Nowhere?

...A boil is an infected sweat gland. It occurs usually because the opening (pore) to the gland is blocked and the secretions are trapped in there....

...Boils and pimples are the most common types of bacterial infections in humans. They occur when bacteria gain access through the skin, usually along the path of a hair follicle....

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