...Hundreds of villagers yesterday sought treatment at the Maragwa District Hospital after eating infected meat...
...One of the victims Monica Nyambura and her six young children said they feasted on the meat over Christmas and only began to get symptoms on Thursday. Another victim Steve Murigi said he ate the meat on several occasions...
...They had developed boils on the skin and complained of stomachache and headaches...
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Wednesday, January 04, 2006
"Superbugs" Infiltrate Hospitals, Communities
...Drug-resistant bacteria are taking hold in hospitals and in the community, adding urgency to the need for new antibiotics and better infection-control measures, said scientists meeting here...
...Community-acquired MRSA usually causes boils and skin rashes but can lead to serious infections that require hospitalization.
The strains found in hospitals, which generally infect the most seriously ill patients, cause blood infections, surgical site infections and pneumonia....
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...Community-acquired MRSA usually causes boils and skin rashes but can lead to serious infections that require hospitalization.
The strains found in hospitals, which generally infect the most seriously ill patients, cause blood infections, surgical site infections and pneumonia....
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The Rise Of A Tougher Staph
...Infections showing up more often outside of health care facilities...
...Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin infections, which primarily affect people in hospitals or other health care settings, are showing up in people who haven't been near those facilities....
...Earlier this year, another study in the same journal reported that drug-resistant staph had acquired "flesh-eating" capabilities and caused 14 cases of rare necrotizing fasciitis in the Los Angeles area....
...If it enters the body, which usually happens through cuts on the skin, it can cause infections that range from pimples and boils that can be treated without antibiotics to more serious complications such as surgical wound infections, bloodstream infections and pneumonia....
...The CDC also recommends the following to help prevent antibiotic-resistant infections:...
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...Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin infections, which primarily affect people in hospitals or other health care settings, are showing up in people who haven't been near those facilities....
...Earlier this year, another study in the same journal reported that drug-resistant staph had acquired "flesh-eating" capabilities and caused 14 cases of rare necrotizing fasciitis in the Los Angeles area....
...If it enters the body, which usually happens through cuts on the skin, it can cause infections that range from pimples and boils that can be treated without antibiotics to more serious complications such as surgical wound infections, bloodstream infections and pneumonia....
...The CDC also recommends the following to help prevent antibiotic-resistant infections:...
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Doctors See More Cases Of Tougher Infections
...Germ more drug-resistant; complications can be serious...
...A patient comes in with a skin lesion that looks like a spider bite but turns out to be a staph infection resistant to certain antibiotics -- and potentially dangerous....
...Preston, a 16-year-old junior running back and linebacker at the time, developed what looked like a small boil on his right elbow.
Within days, it became red and hot and swelled to the size of an orange. He spent more than a week in two hospitals, receiving intravenous antibiotics....
...If a resistant infection develops, it can be treated -- although sometimes not so easily. Doctors may need to drain abscesses or boils, or prescribe certain antibiotics to which the bacteria are not resistant.
While many people get better, Bird said, some of his patients have had second and third recurrences...
Doctors See More Cases Of Tougher Infections..boils..Read More Here
...A patient comes in with a skin lesion that looks like a spider bite but turns out to be a staph infection resistant to certain antibiotics -- and potentially dangerous....
...Preston, a 16-year-old junior running back and linebacker at the time, developed what looked like a small boil on his right elbow.
Within days, it became red and hot and swelled to the size of an orange. He spent more than a week in two hospitals, receiving intravenous antibiotics....
...If a resistant infection develops, it can be treated -- although sometimes not so easily. Doctors may need to drain abscesses or boils, or prescribe certain antibiotics to which the bacteria are not resistant.
While many people get better, Bird said, some of his patients have had second and third recurrences...
Doctors See More Cases Of Tougher Infections..boils..Read More Here
Wednesday, December 28, 2005
Medicine Resistant Infections Now More Common
...It’s the type of thing that has mothers playing the I-told-you-so card - medicine-resistant infections that could have been stopped with some soap and water....
...Causing MRSA infections are common bacteria - called staph - that live on the average person, mainly inside the nose.
The CDC estimates the bacteria lives on as much as 30 percent of the population. It’s the main culprit behind pimples and boils....
...Simple measures to prevent infections:...
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...Causing MRSA infections are common bacteria - called staph - that live on the average person, mainly inside the nose.
The CDC estimates the bacteria lives on as much as 30 percent of the population. It’s the main culprit behind pimples and boils....
...Simple measures to prevent infections:...
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A House For Noel
...Lochan, the 20-year-old Princes Town resident who was discovered by the Police last year in a dark room of his family’s home covered in large and painful boils, met with Health Minister John Rahael at the Health Ministry’s...
....Last year, on hearing of the young man’s plight, Rahael had offered medical assistance and to date, Lochan has received over 15 surgeries to correct the damage caused by the boils. He also provided him with a temporary job as a handyman at the Indian Walk Health Centre, that he says...
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....Last year, on hearing of the young man’s plight, Rahael had offered medical assistance and to date, Lochan has received over 15 surgeries to correct the damage caused by the boils. He also provided him with a temporary job as a handyman at the Indian Walk Health Centre, that he says...
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The Risks Of Spa Treatments.
...Before you plunge into a mineral bath, get kneaded like a ball of dough, or indulge in any of the other countless treatments available today, you should know the risks involved....
...Poor water quality can translate into a breeding ground for bacteria. Indeed, outbreaks of community-acquired infections from spas have occurred.
In one such outbreak, more than 115 nail salon patrons contracted severe skin boils from a series of contaminated whirlpool footbaths used as part of the pedicure procedure.
The boils resulted from a fast-growing form of bacteria called Mycobacterium fortuitum. Of the 61 clients that investigators tracked, most required a four-month course of antibiotics.....
...In spite of the potential health risks of spa treatments, most people who frequent them report positive experiences..
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...Poor water quality can translate into a breeding ground for bacteria. Indeed, outbreaks of community-acquired infections from spas have occurred.
In one such outbreak, more than 115 nail salon patrons contracted severe skin boils from a series of contaminated whirlpool footbaths used as part of the pedicure procedure.
The boils resulted from a fast-growing form of bacteria called Mycobacterium fortuitum. Of the 61 clients that investigators tracked, most required a four-month course of antibiotics.....
...In spite of the potential health risks of spa treatments, most people who frequent them report positive experiences..
The Risks Of Spa Treatments..Read More
Skin Changes May Indicate Diabetes
....Does diabetes have anything to do with hair loss and change of skin texture.
I was diagnosed as having an early stage of non-insulin dependent diabetes about two years ago and am on medication with regular assessment of my condition. But since the last nearly one year, I’ve noticed my hair....
....In fact many a times diabetes is first diagnosed by a dermatologist due to certain skin diseases called skin markers of diabetes.
These includes recurrent folliculitis (boils), itchy dry skin, diabetic bullae, skin tags, acanthosis nigricans (dark skin around neck, back of finger) etc. There are no...
Skin Changes May Indicate Diabetes...Read More
I was diagnosed as having an early stage of non-insulin dependent diabetes about two years ago and am on medication with regular assessment of my condition. But since the last nearly one year, I’ve noticed my hair....
....In fact many a times diabetes is first diagnosed by a dermatologist due to certain skin diseases called skin markers of diabetes.
These includes recurrent folliculitis (boils), itchy dry skin, diabetic bullae, skin tags, acanthosis nigricans (dark skin around neck, back of finger) etc. There are no...
Skin Changes May Indicate Diabetes...Read More
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