Morning all from a breezy but fairly bright Stornoway. It's not fair, in a way. The Western Isles are always portrayed as having the worst weather in the UK, but look at what's happening in southwestern England. Gales, downpours, floods. It's a repeat of last summer. Just checked the forecast and we're going to get rain and wind later today. OK, it IS fairly distributed.
I've just read about a new and virulent form of MRSA. MRSA (Multi-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) is a bacterium that is resistant to most common antibiotics, usually present and contracted in hospitals. Form USA300 of the bug has now emerged amongst the gay community in San Francisco, with necrotising pneumonia the most common expression of it. Necrotising means the flesh or tissue are being "eaten" by the bacterium. This can be passed on between people through casual contact, but also by sexual activitiy. Good hygiene is therefore suggested.
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GOD it is getting scarier and scarier about these superbugs. I'm so glad I don't work in a hospital anymore.
ReplyDeletePam
This sounds horrible...I will be wearing a mask, gloves and a hazmat suit soon! According to the article it can be passed through casual contact as well, not good.
ReplyDeleteLisa
We are finally getting some cloudy days and a bit of rain here....and it's chilly! I saw last night that we should be having a night or two in the 20s! I better bring my plants in.... :-)
ReplyDelete~Amy
The weather is vile here in England Guido, we in the south East are having a miserable time but not as bad as in Gloucestershire. We had a delivery driver today who comes from there who told us the river had risen by three feet this morning alone. Dreadful for them.
ReplyDeleteLove Sandra xx
Right answer...keep your hands clean...wash, wash, and wash. We had snow showers for 15 minutes....was pretty while it lasted. Take care,
ReplyDeleteJoyce
I was listening to a very interesting discussion of this new virus on public radio yesterday. Very scary!
ReplyDeleteLori