[[There are plenty of harmless and even useful bacteria and viruses in human bodies.]]
True, however, Staph is kinda worrying (although I believe we have a form of ‘normal’ staph and mrsa staff that lives naturally in our noses)
1 in 3 people carry staff, and more and ore people are carrying mrsa-
The concerning part is when it gets into your system and multiplies
[[ In which case the “dormant” would not really be the proper adjective anymore.]]
Yeah, I wasn’t sure the adjective- perhaps ‘inactivated’?
Yes, the extract deactivates the mechanism of toxin production and virulence in S.aureus, without killing the bacteria and potentially introducing microflora imbalance in some individuals, which often happens with broad spectrum antibiotics.
The parallel would be something like defanging and/or removing the venom glands of a snake.