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"The most common cause of staph infections, S. aureus is a bacteria found on the skin or in the nose of about 25-30 percent of people."

And you rubbed your nose...

Regards,
Star Traveler


Believe it or not but it started out in my LEFT ear!

Then i t spread to my left index finger - from itching it, my right nostril and a pimple on my left check on my face then ... ahem in the nether regions. I was going NUTS!!!

It did clear up though and I am relieved.

I had the CHILLS like you wouldn't believe. I felt like I was DRUNK. I couldn't take my daughter to school - I was that off balance. My head felt like someone beat it all night. It was awful.

[Star Traveler]

You said -- "I had the CHILLS like you wouldn't believe. I felt like I was DRUNK. I couldn't take my daughter to school - I was that off balance. My head felt like someone beat it all night. It was awful."

Ahhh..., so it got into the inner ear, or affected it in some way. I'm glad it cleared up. It sounds like scary stuff -- but -- I really don't see what people can do about it, in the way of prevention. It appears that it's everywhere, with a bunch of people just carrying it around (not affecting them).

Talking about being awful, the most awful I've been was when i got the Norwalk virus last summer (three of us in the family did, within hours of each other). It happened after a trip to the fair. I've never been that sick before. That was real wicked stuff. But, at least it wasn't life threatening (although it felt like it).

There's a lot of nasty stuff out there. And our medicines are struggling, these days, with all of it. We're going to be back in the dark ages, pretty soon, with our medicines.

Regards,
Star Traveler