The tragic death of a healthy D.C. area middle school teacher within days of experiencing the first signs of illness revives fears regarding the spread of drug-resistant Staphylococcus bacteria in schools. Merry King, who taught a special needs class in affluent Potomac, saw a doctor on Saturday, December 1, for her abdominal pain. King was given pain pills and sent home.
By Dec. 3, pain had spread throughout her body. The next day, she was driven to the hospital where she slipped into a coma and never recovered. Doctors found no wound or sore on her body that might have been a source of infection. To read more, click here.
By Dec. 3, pain had spread throughout her body. The next day, she was driven to the hospital where she slipped into a coma and never recovered. Doctors found no wound or sore on her body that might have been a source of infection. To read more, click here.
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