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CDC: 'Nightmare bacteria' spreading
CNN ^ | 03/06/13 | William Hudson,

Posted on 03/06/2013 5:55:51 PM PST by oxcart

Hospitals need to take action against the spread of a deadly, antibiotic-resistant strain of bacteria, says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The bacteria kill up to half of patients who are infected.

The bacteria, called carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae or CRE, have increased over the past decade and grown resistant to even the most powerful antibiotics, according to the CDC. In the first half of 2012, 200 health care facilities treated patients infected with CRE.

"CRE are nightmare bacteria," CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden said in a statement. "Our strongest antibiotics don't work and patients are left with potentially untreatable infections. Doctors, hospital leaders and public health must work together now to implement CDC's 'detect and protect' strategy and stop these infections from spreading."

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bacteria; cdc; cre; disease; hospital
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To: RegulatorCountry

I hear that. You are knowledgeable . We are talking about 100 million dead.I sat my husband down and told him and he just glazed over!! This is panic time!!


21 posted on 03/06/2013 6:29:22 PM PST by willardwx
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To: RegulatorCountry

The only one I disagree with is sugar...pure poison, unless as in organic fruit, as fructose.


22 posted on 03/06/2013 6:32:37 PM PST by acapesket
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To: KittenClaws

You’re immune system is like a muscle, use it or lose it....People are so concerned about germs they try to protect themselves from them at all times, which never allows their immune systems to develop to their full potential.

Kids are supposed to play in dirt.


23 posted on 03/06/2013 6:32:56 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: KittenClaws

Around 1983 I was a young healthy guy working in Western, Kansas. I came down with a really bad sinus infection.

The Dr. gave me erythromycin and in a few days I was just getting worse. I actually began to wonder if I might not get well. The Dr. told me to keep taking the first antibiotic and gave me a pile of Keflex samples. Within a few days I finally began to get better. We had a group meeting in Wichita and I decided to attend. After only one day I had a relapse and went to the emergency room at St Francis in Wichita.

The lady Dr. told my that I didn’t have a bacterial infection but she took a throat swab and came back about 10 minutes later and said I did have one. She then prescribed penicllin. I still remember the prescription said Pen tab VK. Well that was the magic bullet. Within 2 days I was totally well.


24 posted on 03/06/2013 6:35:07 PM PST by yarddog (Per Ardua Ad Alta.)
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To: Lazamataz

Thanks for the info on the CDC stats Laz. I track unfudged economic numbers out of the St Louis Fed for the same reason. I was just about to begin adding demographic data and I wondered about the CDC numbers.

What hasn’t been brought out yet is the connection between the AIDs, homosexual and illegal immigrant populations in spreading disease. Being intolerant out of spite is not my purpose, but the stats paint a compelling picture of what is going on.


25 posted on 03/06/2013 6:36:13 PM PST by DaxtonBrown (http://www.futurnamics.com/reid.php)
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To: willardwx

I’ve had two close brushes with MRSA, a business partner’s son got it, he was on his high school’s wrestling team. An hourly employee where I work got it and was still coming in a week after diagnosis, could’ve been bad but there was no outbreak. Hospitals make me nervous these days, I use the heck out of the ubiquitous alcohol-based hand sanitizers whenever I’m unable to avoid going inside one.

It’s just a matter of time, the bacteria are winning and we’re almost out of ammunition with which to fight them.


26 posted on 03/06/2013 6:39:37 PM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: yarddog

order a pizza and put a TON of oregano on it

(natural antibiotic)

Please let me know if it helps

take some Niacin, drink huge quantities of OJ, take fish oil, magnesium, and cinnamon and most of all TUMERIC


27 posted on 03/06/2013 6:41:22 PM PST by Mr. K (There are lies, damned lies, statistics, and democrat talking points.)
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To: acapesket

You’re limiting your thinking to dietary intake. Sugar is an effective preservative, hams are cured with it. Think topical. Honey, too.


28 posted on 03/06/2013 6:42:13 PM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: oxcart

29 posted on 03/06/2013 6:47:39 PM PST by Redcloak (Winter is coming.)
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To: RegulatorCountry

Hams are cured with nitrates and nitrites as is most pork, cold cuts are sprayed with silicon supposedly to prevent lysteria. (More likely a payoff to some silicone producer). Honey is iffy for me personally, the bee colony collapse happened for a reason and it was likely “man made”.


30 posted on 03/06/2013 6:48:00 PM PST by acapesket
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To: oxcart
And here I thought this was a political thing about the Cronic Republican Establishment..

ooops...thanks for posting..

Does sound rather nasty..

31 posted on 03/06/2013 6:52:55 PM PST by Michael Barnes (Obamaa+ Downgrade)
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To: acapesket

You’re talking about modern industrial food production. Cure a ham yourself. Salt, sugar or smoke.


32 posted on 03/06/2013 6:53:49 PM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: ClearCase_guy
Well, I suggest that Obama seize dictatorial powers immediately, and grab all of our guns. It's the only way to deal with a problem like this.

You're right ClearCase - AND he needs to raise taxes and buy more drones for Homeland Horror... Someone HAS to do something!!! Maybe hire a few more trolls to stop citizens from communicating... Something. Anything. We've got to ACT!

33 posted on 03/06/2013 6:54:05 PM PST by GOPJ (DHS HAS secured: 1.6 BILLION bullets - 2.700 tanks and 35,000 drones ...to use on American soil...)
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To: Redcloak

And they vote.


34 posted on 03/06/2013 6:54:25 PM PST by Michael Barnes (Obamaa+ Downgrade)
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To: RegulatorCountry

lol! My neighbors don’t even like my big dog! I doubt they would welcome “Babe”! You funny though!


35 posted on 03/06/2013 7:02:32 PM PST by acapesket
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To: dfwgator
That's how I see it. And if you need meds. Take them. All of them. But only if you can't shake it on your own.

I have friends and a husband, that will go to the doctor for every sniffle. They think it is the healthy thing to do modern medicine and all that.

I just see it as weakening the immune system. Yes, I do take prescriptions if I absolutely must. But I'd rather be strong enough to do without.

We may all have to be...someday.

36 posted on 03/06/2013 7:04:33 PM PST by KittenClaws (You may have to fight a battle more than once in order to win it." - Margaret Thatcher)
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To: RegulatorCountry
It’s just a matter of time, the bacteria are winning and we’re almost out of ammunition with which to fight them.

They aren't 'winning', they are only doing their job.

37 posted on 03/06/2013 7:07:05 PM PST by UCANSEE2 (The monsters are due on Maple Street)
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To: yarddog
I have nothing against meds when absolutely necessary.

If I have the “creeping crud” and it just won't leave, I get help. I just don't depend on meds for every ache, pain and sniffle.

38 posted on 03/06/2013 7:08:07 PM PST by KittenClaws (You may have to fight a battle more than once in order to win it." - Margaret Thatcher)
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To: UCANSEE2

They’re winning out over mankind’s efforts to eradicate them.


39 posted on 03/06/2013 7:11:04 PM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: RegulatorCountry
Agreed, oil of oregano and tumeric are industrial strength medicines, yet gentle on the liver and kidneys.
40 posted on 03/06/2013 7:17:22 PM PST by SisterK (Bill Whittle for president)
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