Dressing not Wrestling for pleasure
posted by: "Christine" at u4ds.com
posted on: Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:11:48 +0000
Hello,
First we had to worry about body fluids, now it's skin to skin
contact. But it is "NOT the new HIV".
A new strain of the deadly MRSA (methicillin resistant
Staphylococcus aureus) resistant to treatment by many front-line
antibiotics is often contracted by casual contact in the
community. The new variant is treatable with some antibiotics,
most importantly vancomycin. However, doctors fear it is close
to acquiring resistance to that drug as well
The groups studied in a recent report may share characteristics
or behaviours that facilitate spread of MRSA, such as frequent
skin-to-skin contact. The bug has so far been 13 times more
prevalent in gay men in San Francisco than in other people.
The BBC reports that Roger Pebody (or is that Peabody?), of the
Terrence Higgins Trust, said: "This is not the new HIV."
According to Professor Mark Enright of Imperial College "We do
know that the USA300 strain is extremely good at spreading
between people through skin-to-skin contact. The main reservoir
for this infection is gay men, drug users, and those involved in
contact sports, like wrestling. Having lots of sexual partners
and making skin contact with a large number of different people
helps the infection to spread. In the US it is already moving
into the wider community."
Dr Binh Diep, from San Francisco General Hospital Medical
Centre, said: "These multi-drug resistant infections often
affect gay men at body sites in which skin-to-skin contact
occurs during sexual activities. But because the bacteria can be
spread by more casual contact, we are also very concerned about
a potential spread of this strain."
Dr Diep said the best way to avoid transmission was probably to
wash thoroughly with soap and water, especially after sexual
activities.
Read the BBC article at:-
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/low/health/7188741.stm
sincerely,
Christine at Ms-Christine.com
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