Leprosy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Leprosy (from the Greek lepi , meaning scales on a fish), or Hansen's disease (HD) , is a chronic disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis . Leprosy ...
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Sexually transmitted disease - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A sexually transmitted disease ( STD ), also known as sexually transmitted infection ( STI ) or venereal disease ( VD ), is an illness that has a significant probability of transmission be...
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These efforts have been spurred both by the appearance of new bacterial illnesses, such as Lyme disease and Legionnaire's disease, ... Experts agree that antibiotics should be restricted to patients who can truly benefit from them--that is, people with bacterial infections. Already this is being done in the hospital...
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I do know people do catch infections in hospitals: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates about 90,000 people die each year from hospital-acquired infections - more than from auto accidents and homicides combined.
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Stout agrees, but says she has found enough evidence to convince her that people also can catch the disease from drinking water containing the bacteria. ... Guidelines were created after a survey found that legionella control measures in area hospitals were non-existent or varied widely in scope and frequency,
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Consumers Union also supports a bill that would require Maryland hospitals to publicly disclose cases where people catch a disease while in the hospital. The information would be included on the hospital report cards that are already required by state law. ... Deadly Bacterial Illness Linked to Antibiotics Spreading...
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Read about the vaccines that are available to protect against some types of bacterial meningitis and about disease surveillance and trends. ... How do people catch bacterial meningitis?
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The spread of MRSA outside of hospitals marks a huge step backwards in our never-ending fight against disease-causing bacteria, ... The strains of MRSA found in homes, schools, and locker rooms aren't the same as the strains that people catch in hospitals. For one thing, community acquired MRSA tends to be sensitive to...
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Nearly two million people catch bacterial infections in U.S. hospitals every year and 90,000 of them die---seven times as high as a decade ago as germs become immune to almost every antibiotic developed during the past 60 years.
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A new study shows that MEN, SENIORS, AND people who have stayed in hospitals or nursing homes are more likely to carry the bug. ... According to the Centers for Disease Control, 90 thousand people die each year from infections they catch at hospitals.
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