Guess the Graph
Hint: gay.
Staph infections! A highly resistant form of MRSA, or Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, that is, is hitting San Francisco's gay community. And how. It seems that only the most fabulous neighborhoods in the country are seeing an extraordinary spike with a dangerous new staph infection. According to the Gate:
A new variety of staph bacteria, highly resistant to antibiotics and possibly transmitted by sexual contact, is spreading among gay men in San Francisco, Boston, New York and Los Angeles, researchers reported Monday.
But wait, there's more!
"We probably had it here first, and now it is spreading elsewhere," said Binh An Diep, a researcher at San Francisco General Hospital and lead author of the report. "This is a national problem, and San Francisco is at the epicenter."
San Francisco, always the trend setter.
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