Posted on 01/08/2014 11:11:33 PM PST by Olog-hai
The largest outbreak to date of one strain of what authorities have called “nightmare bacteria” is adding to concerns about the spread of such drug-resistant bugs.
The outbreak, centered on a hospital in a Chicago suburb, has infected 44 people in Illinois over the past year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The bug, known as carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae, bears a rare enzyme that breaks down antibiotics.
“This is a huge cluster,” said Alex Kallen, a medical officer with the CDC and supervisor for the Illinois outbreak investigation, noting that only 97 cases of the infection have been reported to the agency since 2009. The superbug, which typically lives in the intestines and is part of a large family of bacteria, can be spread via fecal matter. It isn’t typically transmitted by casual contact outside hospitals. …
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This is a serious health issue that could happen anywhere, and these jibes are not funny, actually. Your comment, and that of others in this vein in this thread, sound at least dim-witted, if not totally disregarding the gravity of this matter. IMO
I have a few bones to pick with IBLP’s philosophy, having seen it and talked with people who have seen what chaos happens when unbalanced Christians get hold of it. I’d like to see an Institute of/for Basic Gospel Principles to be raised up. It would outline how grace and maturing righteousness works, and law would have a minor (and mainly illustrative) role.
I am sorry in turn to hear that you and yours really have your mind anchored in this world. Because as long as you do, you won’t even get a lot in this world.
Until it's your son or your daughter or grandchildren that are involved, eh? Then it won't be funny, and you will not appreciate sarcasm.
And if they continue not looking past this world, they won’t appreciate ANYTHING that God brings to the picture.
As C. S. Lewis put it, aim for heaven and by virtue of Christ, get it and also get earth “thrown in.” Aim for earth and get neither. Worship is not “a bunch of rules.” It’s an attitude and it has a frankly supernatural subject. Catch the world up in God and get blessed. Catch the world up in more world and end up chasing your tail vainly.
I assert that there is a “count your blessings” lesson to be learned here. And sometimes the blessings need to be endangered temporarily before we see them on a grander scale.
Nobody says don’t pursue these issues through means given by God, but always always always present the entire pursuit to God by way of worship. It matters. I can vouch for that in spades.
Thank you so much for providing this link. It’s long, and I watched the first part. I’m hoping they will have found a treatment. I’ve just paused to thank you and ponder on it.
This country enjoyed a dirth of third world diseases for decades. This stopped when our government began to allow more and more illegals into this country. Besides the obvious social and fiscal problems they bring, they also bring diseases, bacteria, viruses, etc. that weren’t here or that had been eradicated.
There is a reason why we once required applicants for entry into the US for residency to have a health and background check.
We are paying the price now for Democrats to add 20 million more voters to its rolls.
I DO feel bad for those who have contacted the disease. I also wish them a speedy recovery.
That being said, too bad some drug company couldn’t come up with a pill that would only effect demodummies, as we all know they are full of sh&t.
(Sorry, I just couldn’t refrain)
Ever thought about where illegals do to get their healthcare?
Emergency rooms at hospitals.
Regarding IBLP, its basic seminar is (or was, it's kind of stale to many now) well-founded. I saw Bill in August and had a little chat with him on discipling. It was a nice moment of renewal of old times.
Like many parachurch ministries, IBLP had its time, that now seems to be past. However, the general thrust of the Basic and Advanced Seminars, if applied, will help bring stunted Christians to a deeper and more fruitful relationship with Christ. To tell the truth, many, if not most, churches and denominations are missing the mark in their methodology, and producing spiritual midgets amongst the general congregants. Putting the basic life principles into action can and has countered that for many, many people.
The material of the Basic Seminar both valuable and timeless. It has helped both me and my family, as well as my former wife, as well.
Finding fault is one of the easiest paths to take. With IBLP, one must make some eclectic choices, saving the good parts. IBLP is not a "church" and never pretended to be. Bill always insisted that his employees each find a local wholesome church assembly, and attend and serve in it faithfully. He and his enterprise never pretended to take the place of the local church nor its pastor.
I see you've moved from the observational point of view into the judgmental. I'm afraid you have far too little information to adequately fill that seat, or issue such advice.
It's not my "friend"--it's my son. You took maybe 3 to 5 minutes to read and think over my comment before typing your response. Are you sure you thought this through thoroughly before coming up with your advice?
My experience is that my son and I have the God part of our concerns pretty well covered, and are now engaged with the more mundane prophylactic phase of the matter.
Genus and species. Antibiotic resistant? The article is useless.
God willing, that’s my plan.
Now for the science -- I have recently learned that not all on the freerepublic care for the science, but rather the emotion. This is a resistant BACTERIA. This is what happens when we overuse antibiotics. A specie eventually emerges that defeats the antibiotic we use. This generally is tha fault of physicians overperscribing, and worse yet, the culture demanding antibiotics for things that do not require antimicrobial therapy.
This is not some butt humping disease like proffered up above, this is a problem based on overuse. This tends to be endemic in long term care facilities and long term vent units.
At the end of the day, the story on this bacteria is create a better mousetrap and you will breed a smarter mouse eventually. This also represents probably the biggest health threat to the human specie. The bugs always win in the end...
-——I have recently learned that not all on the freerepublic care for the science-——
A more correct statement is that rather than not caring, a better characteristic is not having. one can’t care if he does not have
I'm cynical. Next to nobody is signing up for nazi health insurance, So now, we're hearing about a swine flu epidemic-to-be and killer bugs that are drug resistant. Next the media will be feeding us stories about how expensive health care is for those who aren't insured and end up paying the bills for their medical care.
And about those hospitals. If you show up at one and they decide you MIGHT have a killer flu or whatever that's contagious, the hospital can force you into quarantine. You're not getting out until they do tests and decide you don't have a deadly contagious disease. Only problem is they might give you one before they end your incarceration. It happened to me four years ago, when I had symptoms similar to swine flu.
This generally is tha fault of physicians overperscribing, and worse yet, the culture demanding antibiotics for things that do not require antimicrobial therapy.
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Agreed. For once I’d like to show an undercover video of one of my patients as I tell them I won’t be prescribing an antibiotic for their 10th “sinus infection” of the year ....you will see the immediate dirty looks, pout, and/or outright footstamping FITS people throw because you aren’t prescribing them an antibiotic. They are TOLD they need a Z-pack by their cousin, their aunt, their grandma, or their best friend and dam it, YOU’D better give it to them or they’re going to find another place to get it.
IMO, the gubmit needs to get on it and do a massive educational campaign and get people on board. No fever? You probably do NOT have an infection! You’ve been coughing for 2 weeks? Whatever. That’s not long enough for anyone to be concerned.
Go home, make some chicken soup and suck it up, or pretty soon we won’t be able to treat anything that matters.
Prayers up for your son — and for you.
...this is a problem based on overuse.
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But isn’t the lack of proper hygiene also a major factor?
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