[raybbr]

Initially, MRSA infections were primarily a problem of hospitals and nursing homes; by 1997, 50% of health-care-acquired S. aureus isolates in the United States were methicillin resistant (1). Beginning in the early 1980s, cases of community-acquired MRSA were reported, primarily in persons with a history of injection drug use and other high-risk patients (2). More recently, community-acquired MRSA has been described in both adults and children who did not have extensive exposure to hospitals or other apparent risk factors.

Do they mean from illegals coming in without practicing hygiene? Could this be tied to the recent influx of illegals that have been flooding the U.S? Seems like too much of a coincidence.

[neverdem]

You may want to look at these links in here.

raybbr, Great Britain also seems to have community acquired MRSA. I don't think their problem originates from south of the Rio Grande.

jocon, living in close proximity and poor hygiene were mentioned as other risk factors.

[endthematrix]

Re: community-acquired MRSA and illegals.

Neverdem linked the Googled: "Dr. Jernigan"+community+acquired+MRSA

Now try: MRSA+homosexual+gay+rash+cdc