Posted on 05/29/2010 2:40:44 PM PDT by GiovannaNicoletta
Maricopa County health officials say a relatively new, extremely toxic strain of bacteria has been found in hospitals and other health-care facilities in the Phoenix metro area.
The germ is known as Clostridium difficile (klo-STRID'-ee-um dif-uh-SEEL') and has long plagued the medical profession for increasing the amount of illness in patients.
But this is the first time a new strain of the germ that carries at least 20 times as much toxin as the original strain is believed to have been linked to patient illness and deaths in Arizona, according to health officials.
County officials say at least 10 patients have fallen severely ill from the new strain since early March. 2 of them died, although the germ has not been named conclusively as the cause of death.
All the patients were elderly and suffered from health problems.
Another import from Mexico?
probably, like other diseases they have brought us.
Wanna get sick?
Hang out at a hospital.
Another “gift” from Mexico that keeps on taking.
Spreading diseases Americans won’t spread?
Of course. Everyone knows how much more frequently Mexicans are prescribed antibiotics over Americans. Their medical system is far superior to ours. /s
More of that “diversity” stuff.
Obama and his little ACORNS leave a present for Arizona for being ‘racist’.
C-diff for short, it’s a bacteria that takes over the bowel and overwhelms the good gut bacteria that normally help with metabolic function.
Bottom line, the victim gets the scooters and can’t stop. Dehydration sets in. It’s bad news for little children and old folks.
Yeah...this is one we can pin on both the use and overuse of antibiotics. But the knee jerk reaction to all infectious disease (with the exception of some STDs) is to blame Mexico and our immigration policy. Very counterproductive to those trying to stop the influx.
Takig antibiotics can cause Clostridium dificile...
This thread needs an official apology to the medical profession. Somewhere, a doctor is reading this and laughing his ass off.
LOL!
“Another import from Mexico?”
You read my mind.
I’ve not heard of this one before? Our local hospital has been closed once by the CDC because of an outbreak of MRSA. I would not have surgery here unless it was an emergency or done in the out patient area where they haven’t had the same problem.
No c-diff is prevelent in our hospital here in Placerville. We have alot of elderly have it.. And people that are hospitalized alot... We gown up and double glove.. It sucks though. You get severe diarhea.. Pooping your guts out!
That is scary. Can anything be done about it?
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