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.
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I'm guessing we are pretty safe on the shore since not many people go too far past the bay bridge at most.
The hideous risks involved with anal sex are the spread of bacteria like this--syphillis and gonorrhea are also on the rise in homosexuals. Anal sex is a health hazard and extremely risky but Democrat Progressives defend it and go after anyone that talks plainly about it --like Phil Robertson . If homosexuals are so "proud" why do they attack anyone that talks about anal sex factually?
This infection is pass on through fecal material. there is plenty of rump shaking going on and around the eastern shore.
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