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Mark Jewell writes:

The topic of methicillin-resistant staph (MRSA) has received prominent attention regarding infections that are easy to acquire and difficult to treat. It is the “perfect storm” of a community-wide epidemic from an organism that is ubiquitous and has become a predominant cause of skin and soft tissue infections. More individuals will die from MRSA-related infections than HIV-AIDS infections in the United States this year. Transmission between individuals carrying MRSA or MRSA-contaminated objects and noninfected individuals seemingly occurs when there are groupings of people, whether in schools, health clubs, day cares, supermarkets, buses or sports activities. Some individuals carry MRSA in their nasal regions, an area that permits transmission by sneezing or hand-to-environment, when one uses a tissue to blow one’s nose.