Leslie Stahl, for the popular CBS show "60 Minutes", covered the community-acquired MRSA epidemic by following one high school's story within its football team. After suffering from MRSA infections, the team has implemented a hygiene program to help protect its student-athletes from danger. Education is a key component of any program and each member of the team is fully aware of the danger signs of MRSA and what to look out for. Sometimes looking like innocent pimples, MRSA can inflame over night and turn into serious infection. A doctor interviewed in the piece recognizes the problem as an epidemic this country needs to take seriously. Already exposed to our last-line-of-defense antibiotic, MRSA is learning new ways around the powerful medicine. To view the report, please go to the CBS website or click here.
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