Latest bug’s right under our noses - baltimoresun.com
Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention examined nasal samples taken from 9,622 people in 2001 and 2002. They found 32 percent of the samples contained staph bacteria. That translates to nearly 90 million Americans.
A little less than 1 percent of samples had the antibiotic-resistant strain, but that adds up to about 2 million people.
Most of those people will never get sick, but people with the bacteria are considered more likely to develop an infection.
And when they touch their noses and shake hands without washing them first, for example, they could be spreading whichever strain of the bug they happen to harbor.
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