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To: Kay Soze
A form of drug resistant Staph is very common in hospitals and nursing homes. It mostly affects the elderly and patients recovering from surgery.

Probably the gay men that are getting this are immune compromised.

Here's a link about MRSA, the kind of staph that's common in hospitals.

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/ARESIST/mrsafaq.htm
12 posted on 01/28/2003 1:49:38 PM PST by dawn53
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To: dawn53
Probably the gay men that are getting this are immune compromised.

The article states "It seems to be able to attack normal skin in healthy people."
Scarey.

43 posted on 01/28/2003 4:13:53 PM PST by Jorge
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