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10-17-2007, 11:16 AM | #1 |
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Superbug Scare
Experts say that U.S. deaths from deadly drug-resistant staph could surpass AIDS deaths
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10-17-2007, 11:19 AM | #2 |
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Why is "AIDS deaths" a milestone? AIDS doesn't really kill too many people in this country.
Why not "kills more people than slippery bathtubs" or "more people than huffing paint?" |
10-17-2007, 11:23 AM | #3 |
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Maybe because people do not fear those things as much. News stories are all about invoking extreme feelings (entertainment), not conveying facts in an efficient manner (journalism) IMHO...
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10-17-2007, 01:54 PM | #4 |
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What sensible person in this ocuntry is afraid of AIDS, quite possibly the most easily-avoidable disease ever?
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10-17-2007, 03:12 PM | #6 |
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I see the police and medical people with there protective wrappers on before they get near anything. It is the gift that keeps on giving.
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One of my daughters got staph from school and it kept coming back and surfacing on the skin off and on for over a year. Everytime she got a knick or cut from something it reappeared. It spreads so quickly too. It would be a teeny bump the size of an ant bite one day and the next day the size of a quarter. I had to take her in each time for strong antibiotics and topical treatments. I'm always worried that it is still lying dormant and will reappear at some point.
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10-18-2007, 10:09 AM | #8 |
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Updated News Story
A new story has been added to the "Read More" section of this topic, as follows
FOX NEWS -- Oct 18 2007 10:09 AM San Antonio Clinic Treats 300-500 Staph Infections A Month |
10-18-2007, 11:11 AM | #9 |
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I hear that the worst thing that anyone can touch is the first floor button in a hospital elevator. My sister told me this and she uses her elbow to punch hospital elevator buttons, no matter which floor, LOL...
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10-18-2007, 11:39 AM | #10 |
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I always flush public toilets with my foot! I don't want to touch everyone's prewashed potty germs!I can see this might be harder for you men unless you are really a high kicker!
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