Superbug strain hits the healthy
A drug-resistant superbug that spreads by skin contact is infecting thousands of people across the US and may now have reached Europe.
The MRSA bacterium, or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, can be resistant to many antibiotics. It has long been a serious problem in hospitals and nursing homes, where it infects the wounds of patients weakened by disease or injury. But it now appears that a new strain is emerging that spreads through skin contact and can even infect healthy people.
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