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Originally posted by Ex_MislTech
A fungus issue like this has come up in the upper NW part of the US as
well and here is conformation of it.
Hypervirulent tropical fungus spreads in NW USA
So far a small number of ppl have died, but as it spreads that will
likely go up.
No one knows how the species got to North America or how
the fungus can thrive in a temperate region, experts say.
the Navy wants to take over the two training areas currently
used by the Oregon Air National Guard. This includes the entire
coastal air space and coastal waters of Oregon.
But a number of local scientists and environmental groups
say the Navy shouldn't go forward until it completes a more
comprehensive report on environmental impacts
Originally posted by Jdawg9909
I was diagnosed with MRSA about two years ago. Went to the hopsital with what looked like a spider bite and them who whole left forearm swelled up. It comes back from time to time now but I put manuka honey on the boils when they start to form and they always go away now. If I dont treat them they will fill up with puss and become painful.
This MRSA is not a joke and it is spreading like wildfire. It would not suprise me if this thing was manmade to sell antibiotics. The spontaneous appearence of it leads to me to think so.
I almost died from the stuff and am now having better success with natural remedies and will continue to go this route. One thing I have been experiencing the past few days is mild dizziness and I cant seem to kick it, so hopefully when I start the monolaurin and hydrogen peroxide treatments tomarrow i will permanently get this stuff out of my blood stream.
Originally posted by Marrr
reply to post by Melissa101
Grats on getting your friend fired. If the story is even legit.
P.S. - Please don't be my friend
Originally posted by Melissa101
Originally posted by Marrr
reply to post by Melissa101
The person that informed me of this is on the hospital staff and has been warned that because of HIPPA they will lose their job for exposing the issue. The local hospital is trying to keep it under wraps until the CDC directs them of when, if or how to disclose.
[edit on 27-5-2010 by Marrr]
The E. coli O145 outbreak that killed a 21-month-old girl in New Orleans on May 31 is connected to at least 11 illnesses across the southern United States, multiple state health departments confirmed with Food Safety News today.
The Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama, Florida and Tennessee state health departments say they are working with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to investigate the outbreak. The CDC has not yet released any other information related to the investigation, but a spokeswoman said states are in various stages of investigation while CDC plays a supportive organizing role.
So far, health officials do not know the source of the contamination, but many say the contamination vehicle is likely food. Food Safety News does not know if any other states may be involved in the investigation.
"At this time, we continue to interview new cases as we are notified of them," a Georgia health department spokeswoman wrote in an email. "We have detected no food items or environmental exposures that are statistically associated with illness at this time. This investigation is ongoing."
The confirmed cases are spread across the following states:
Georgia (5 illnesses), Louisiana (2 ill and 1 dead), Alabama (2 illnesses) and Florida (1 illness).
Officials in Alabama and Florida confirmed with Food Safety News that the pulse-field gel electrophoresis patterns -- the E. coli's DNA 'fingerprint' -- matched between the E. coli O145 clusters.
Additionally, a spokesman for the Tennessee Department of Health said that one Tennessee man had suffered an E. coli O145 infection around May 1, but he could not confirm if that infection was related to the outbreak in other states.
The confirmed outbreak illnesses appear to have first began in mid-April to early May.
As of June 4, E. coli O145 is one of the 'Big Six' E. coli strains now considered an adulterant in ground beef and non-intact beef products by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.