A drug resistant staph is being passed by gay men during sex. The potentially deadly bacteria , MRSA is appearing outside of hospitals in San Francisco, Boston, New York and Los Angeles.
Once this
bacteria hits the general public it will be unstoppable according to researcher Binh Diep of the University of California.
The thought is that methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is being spread through sexual contact. In 2005 it killed about 19,000 Americans most of which were in the hospital when they contacted the bacteria.
About 30 perscent of the population carries ordinary staph chronically. It is easily spread by simply touching another person. When it enters the body through a wound in the skin it can cause deep tissue infections.
Ordinary staph is carried in the nasal area while methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is carried in and around the anus.
The infection is rising along with syphilis, rectal gonorrhea, and new HIV infections partly because of changes in beliefs about the severity of HIV. Risky sexual practices have once again become more common.
"Your likelihood of contracting each of these diseases increases with the number of sexual partners that you have," Diep said. "The same can probably be said for MRSA."
Drug Resistant Staph Being Spread By Gay Sex
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