http://www.wired.com...incible-tb-india/
A tuberculosis that's completely unaffected by any antibiotic. This is absolutely terrible news.
Personally, I blame agriculture and it's unbridled use of antibiotics.
This is a pretty strong "Oh shit" moment here.
http://www.wired.com...incible-tb-india/
A tuberculosis that's completely unaffected by any antibiotic. This is absolutely terrible news. Personally, I blame agriculture and it's unbridled use of antibiotics. |
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If it were here, yes
I suspect the parts of the world mentioned in the story make much lighter use of antibiotics than we do here. The mechanism they describe -- untrained "doctors" prescribing the wrong drugs, and not enough of them, and not long enough -- seems entirely sufficient to cause this.
It's just a matter of time until we breed our own resistant bugs. --
Drew |
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Not so sure
as they were talking about Afghan rebels having this...and we are bringing home lots of folks from those remote areas.
Sure, understanding today's complex world of the future is a little like having bees live in your head. But...there they are.
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Oh ...
... shit.
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A plane ride away
Stock up on surgical masks.
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exactly
the day when that kind of thing could be dismissed by "not happening here" has been gone for decades; centuries really if you were willing to wait long enough for enough six-month windjammer trips to get done.
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This is a pretty strong "Oh shit" moment here.
- (jake123)
- (5)
- Jan. 10, 2012, 11:53:08 AM EST
If it were here, yes
- (drook)
- (4)
- Jan. 10, 2012, 12:10:02 PM EST
Not so sure
- (beepster)
- (1)
- Jan. 10, 2012, 12:35:51 PM EST
Oh ...
- (drook)
- Jan. 10, 2012, 01:26:32 PM EST
A plane ride away
- (crazy)
- (1)
- Jan. 10, 2012, 12:53:59 PM EST
exactly
- (jake123)
- Jan. 10, 2012, 01:34:33 PM EST
