- Hat Tip: University of California, San Francisco
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Sexually active gay men are many times more likely than others to acquire a new, highly antibiotic-resistant strain of the so-called MRSA bacteria widely know as the "superbug," a UCSF-led study shows
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Like its less antibiotic-resistant sibling, the new multi-drug resistant microbe spreads easily through skin-to-skin contact, invading skin and tissue beneath the skin. Both strains cause abscesses and ulcerations that can progress rapidly to life-threatening infections.
- New MRSA Superbug More Prevalent Among Sexually Active Gay Men
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The results for Boston showed that multi-drug resistant USA300 strains were recovered only from men who have sex with men.
The study concluded that:
"Infection with multidrug-resistant USA300 MRSA is common among men who have sex with men, and multidrug-resistant MRSA infection might be sexually transmitted in this population."
- Michigan Messenger
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- Gay rights activists say their opponents are misusing a disease study as proof that homosexuality is dangerous.
AIDS: What You Haven't Been Told
Through interviews with top scientists, medical doctors, political leaders, homosexual activists, and AIDS victims, this film gives hard answers to tough questions ...... Is there such a thing as safe sex? What is the virus and how is it transmitted? Is there a homosexual cover-up? What is likely to happen in the future?