Drug Resistant Staphylococcus: MRSA

[liveonearth]

Very bad news here. The latest, most drug-resistant strain, appears to be traveling among gay and bisexual men.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18086925&ft=1&f=1007&sc=emaf

Comments

[kellamaste.livejournal.com]

The comment about this not turning into another "gay plague" idea was exactly what I was thinking. It is ominous. Gay men have been especially stigmatized for so many reasons already. It's depressing.

[liveonearth.livejournal.com]

Well.....sadly enough, it seems probable. The stuff is seriously contagious. And gay men...well, they can be hasty. The whole thing worries me.