Tuesday, November 29, 2005

Superbug To Blame For New Bay Area Illnesses

....The infection is a superbug. It’s a strain of bacteria that is resistant to many antibiotics. The bacteria are called Menthicillin Resistant Staphylocococcus Aureus, or MRSA....

..."When we look at the kind of infections this bacteria causes, the vast majority are skin infections. They're boils, abscesses, and furuncles," says Dr. David Witt, Chief of Infectious...

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Water Situation At Boiling Point

....They've got eight children and four of them have come down with boils.

Little Frank, only eight months old, has boils over his rib cage, and Xavier, a tearaway four-year-old, has boils in his crotch.....

...Director of Nursing at the Palm Island hospital Lance Christie said scabies and boils were prevalent on the island, but added these had not increased as a result of the island's water shortage....

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