[Denton]

Survival means more than just living through a hurricane or a zombie attack. Survival means living through a trip to the hospital.
Here is a germ that can't be stopped by any antibiotic. None. Where does it lurk? Where people go for treatment, of course. There, and old folks homes.

http://www.tennessean.com/article/2...sey=tab|topnews|text|&gcheck=1&nclick_check=1

 

[preppermama]

Won't let me view the aritcle. Guess I'm gonna hafta go google one. Be right back.

 

[preppermama]

I was able to access it through this link: http://www.tennessean.com/article/2...eads-across-country?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|

More info here too:
CDC - Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae - HAI

 

[Denton]

We are doomed, doomed, I says.

Seriously, we have brought this upon ourselves with such ignorant usage of antibiotics.

 

[preppermama]

I blame hand sanitizers too. They kill all the good bacteria alongside the bad.

 

[Blackcat]

My family has always said hand sanitizes are a bad idea. We have them and keep them handy only for the really bad stuff but try not to get carried away with their use. The other day my mother spent the day and most of the night in the ICU of the emergency room. I stayed there with her. I dont know if its good or bad but I was hoping to absorb some of the grossness around there to strengthen my seriously lacking immunity. I figure its better to do when your healthy than when your not.

 

[jgriner]

I blame hand sanitizers too. They kill all the good bacteria alongside the bad.

I have always said the world is over sanitized now.

 

[Denton]

Overuse of hand sanitizrrs cause an imbalance, allowing fungus to overgrow.