There will be more of these unfortunately, but it's all part of life. The new super-bug, or bacterial infection, is called Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, or CA-MRSA for short.
It is a bacteria that has mutated over the years to now be even more resistant to anti-biotics than it once was. If you've read any of my earlier articles you may recall that I was once afflicted with the flesh-eating disease. And the CA-MRSA can develop into that if not treated soon enough.
CA-MRSA is not an epidemic but outbreaks have occurred in more and more communities where people might share towels, locker rooms and the like. Originally, found mostly in hospitals, the infection often appears as a growing boil on the extremeties. Basic personal hygiene is your best defense. It it transmitted by touch.
In the big picture, this is not to alarm anyone. It is to keep reminding you that the smallest of enemies may be the most powerful. And they are getting stronger day by day.
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