[lightman]

AQ has strongly hinted that the next wave of terrorist attacks will target schools.

A biological agent deliberately introduced???

[AppyPappy]

More a result of antibacterial soaps. They kill the germs that fight the MRSA

[steve86]

AQ has strongly hinted that the next wave of terrorist attacks will target schools. A biological agent deliberately introduced???

I don't think so because this problem has been around for years and gradually became more prevalent. It may be going parabolic now. A deadly microorganism with an incidence parabolically growing is not something to sneeze at.

[Think free or die]

I recall being at a blood safety conference in 1996, at which one of the speakers addressed the development of resistant strains of Staph. At that time, epidemiologists were already becoming alarmed over the increasing prevalence of these highly-resistant MRSA organisms. It was only a matter of time before they became resistant to the last few effective antibiotics. Furthermore, there was little research being conducted into new antibiotics, increasing the risk of future waves of infection.

This isn't a new problem. It's just becoming more obvious to the general population. I really don't think it corresponds to terrorism.

[LoneRangerMassachusetts]

AQ has strongly hinted that the next wave of terrorist attacks will target schools.

Schools have taken to posting a school resource officer in many districts. Many will easily spot strangers. Mass transportaion in cities, on the other hand is highly exposed. The London Tube was hit becasuse it was such a soft target. The same happened in Japan years ago. Me, I ride my car and tolerate the traffic with talk radio bitching about liberal causes while I stay clear of staph, TB, and anthrax.

[Thermalseeker]

A biological agent deliberately introduced???

I was wondering the same thing. Then again, back when I was in high school, circa late 1970's, the school used to put treated sewage and manure on the football field and practice fields to fertilize them. I wondered then if they weren't exposing everybody who played sports to a myriad of germs and infectious diseases......

[GregoryFul]

This threat has been long recognized and a long time developing. It is a result of the battle between man and germ. Germs are learning how to protect themselves against all the antibiotics that man has come up with in turn as they are exposed. Hospitals are incubation zones for these resistant germs, dangerous place to go when sick.

Hopefully, our science will invent better schemes to deal with bad germs, or germs in the wrong place in our bodies. Nanotech holds promise, smart miniature destroyers that identify, target and destroy bad germs, designer T-Cells manufactured by engineered viruses.