UPDATE: New Drug-Resistant Superbugs Found in 3 States

Gerald · 09-14-10, 11:25 AM

An infectious-disease nightmare is unfolding: Bacteria that have been made resistant to nearly all antibiotics by an alarming new gene have sickened people in three states and are popping up all over the world, health officials reported Monday.

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2010/0...erbugs-states/

Note:Published September 14

SteamWake · 09-14-10, 11:33 AM

We need another good health scare after the swine flue thing kind of turned out to be a bust.

Skybird · 09-14-10, 12:03 PM

No, the threat is real, do not think of it in terms of swine flu. And it is self-made: because of the excessive abuse of penicillin and antibiotics even for diseases and minor issues where it absolutely is unneeded, but gets subscribed for reasons of easiness, comfort, or just habit, more and more bacteria strains become immune to antibiotics.

Or in the words of Dr. House, which in this case are absolutely true in reality as well: "This is our fault. doctors overprescribing antibiotics. Got a cold? Take some penicillin. Sniffles? No problem. Have some azithromyzin. Is that not working anymore? Well, got your levaquin. Anti-bacterial soaps in every bathroom. They' ll be adding vancomycin to the water supply soon. We bred these superbugs. They are our babies and they are all grown up, and they got body piercings and a lot of anger."

The problem is known since longer time, it is growing with increasing urgency, and we still have no drugs to replace those antibiotics that more and more become inefficient due to bacteria strains having become immune - despite tremendous research efforts being done. It is a top priority issue in the business. It's a classic case of evolutional adaptation of bacterias. And it means trouble.

Dowly · 09-14-10, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Skybird

No, the threat is real, do not think of it in terms of swine flu. And it is self-made: because of the excessive abuse of penicillin and antibiotics even for diseases and minor issues where it absolutely is unneeded, but gets subscribed for reasons of easiness, comfort, or just habit, more and more bacteria strains become immune to antibiotics.

Very true, one of my mates takes antibiotics everytime he got even a bit of fever. Ridiculous.

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Or in the words of Dr. House, which in this case are absolutely true in reality as well: "This is our fault. doctors overprescribing antibiotics. Got a cold? Take some penicillin. Sniffles? No problem. Have some azithromyzin. Is that not working anymore? Well, got your levaquin. Anti-bacterial soaps in every bathroom. They' ll be adding vancomycin to the water supply soon. We bred these superbugs. They are our babies and they are all grown up, and they got body piercings and a lot of anger."

Which reminds me; have to continue watching the rest of House I haven't seen yet, currently going over Life on Mars, prolly Ashes to Ashes after that, gotta love Gene Hunt.

Oberon · 09-14-10, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

Very true, one of my mates takes antibiotics everytime he got even a bit of fever. Ridiculous.

Which reminds me; have to continue watching the rest of House I haven't seen yet, currently going over Life on Mars, prolly Ashes to Ashes after that, gotta love Gene Hunt.

Trust, the Gene Genie

09-14-10, 02:56 PM

I'm so tired of being played the fool by scientists. I wish the rest of you would see the hucksterism so often involved.

Weiss Pinguin · 09-14-10, 03:04 PM

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Anti-bacterial soaps in every bathroom...

Hey, I dunno about the rest of you, but I have personally no problem with this at all

I'd rather be taken down by a superbug that's developed because I always use purell than die from some wimpy complications from the flu I caught because I never washed after taking a tinkle

mookiemookie · 09-14-10, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Skybird

It's a classic case of evolutional adaptation of bacterias. And it means trouble.

Indeed. We've trained these bugs to eat Triclosan for breakfast by putting it in everything from dish soap to toothpaste.

09-14-10, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

We need another good health scare after the swine flue thing kind of turned out to be a bust.

This and others...SARS for example.

The scientists are indeed mad. Or maybe they just need a job?

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Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,612 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	No, the threat is real, do not think of it in terms of swine flu. And it is self-made: because of the excessive abuse of penicillin and antibiotics even for diseases and minor issues where it absolutely is unneeded, but gets subscribed for reasons of easiness, comfort, or just habit, more and more bacteria strains become immune to antibiotics. Or in the words of Dr. House, which in this case are absolutely true in reality as well: "This is our fault. doctors overprescribing antibiotics. Got a cold? Take some penicillin. Sniffles? No problem. Have some azithromyzin. Is that not working anymore? Well, got your levaquin. Anti-bacterial soaps in every bathroom. They' ll be adding vancomycin to the water supply soon. We bred these superbugs. They are our babies and they are all grown up, and they got body piercings and a lot of anger." The problem is known since longer time, it is growing with increasing urgency, and we still have no drugs to replace those antibiotics that more and more become inefficient due to bacteria strains having become immune - despite tremendous research efforts being done. It is a top priority issue in the business. It's a classic case of evolutional adaptation of bacterias. And it means trouble. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

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The Third Man Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I'm so tired of being played the fool by scientists. I wish the rest of you would see the hucksterism so often involved.