Comments on: Supergerm eats your eyes out! http://raincoaster.com/2007/05/23/african-germ-eats-your-eyes-out/ 49 degrees latitude, 360 degrees attitude! Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:17:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: raincoaster http://raincoaster.com/2007/05/23/african-germ-eats-your-eyes-out/#comment-277713 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 02:25:54 +0000 http://raincoaster.com/2007/05/23/african-germ-eats-your-eyes-out/#comment-277713 I’ll do my best.

]]> By: will http://raincoaster.com/2007/05/23/african-germ-eats-your-eyes-out/#comment-277711 Sun, 20 Sep 2009 22:11:02 +0000 http://raincoaster.com/2007/05/23/african-germ-eats-your-eyes-out/#comment-277711 actually, what is meant by opportunistic infection is that it only infects really sick people. So don’t worry about your paper cut, just don’t get AIDS etc.

]]> By: gene genie « gimcrack hospital (PG) http://raincoaster.com/2007/05/23/african-germ-eats-your-eyes-out/#comment-97269 Sat, 26 May 2007 05:45:03 +0000 http://raincoaster.com/2007/05/23/african-germ-eats-your-eyes-out/#comment-97269 [...] of femur, he also has two cracked ribs and suspected pneumonia. hopefully he won’t contract this as well. anyway, it looks like he’s going to be out of action for quite some time but [...]

]]> By: raincoaster http://raincoaster.com/2007/05/23/african-germ-eats-your-eyes-out/#comment-96822 Thu, 24 May 2007 19:12:16 +0000 http://raincoaster.com/2007/05/23/african-germ-eats-your-eyes-out/#comment-96822 We have antibiotic-resistant TB right here in the neighborhood, actually. Cybergypsy has converted me to organics to the extent that I can afford them. Good thing I more or less quit drinking, because that’s eating up the money I save.

South Africa, in terms of English, is a special case. As far as I know, there’s no requirement in Kenya or Tanzania or Algeria to be fluent in English before practicing medicine.

]]> By: timethief http://raincoaster.com/2007/05/23/african-germ-eats-your-eyes-out/#comment-96820 Thu, 24 May 2007 18:49:16 +0000 http://raincoaster.com/2007/05/23/african-germ-eats-your-eyes-out/#comment-96820 Another horror story to go along with “flesh-eating” disease. And as Frontier Former Editor points out it’s mind boggling that the evolution deniers can still choose to be blind to what’s right before their eyes.

P.S. @metro
I’m allergic to penicillin and I was twice almost killed in a hospital when the medical staff didn’t take note of my medic alert bracelet and what was written on my chart.

@philipa
“Producers are saturating the food chain with antibiotics and the bugs are having ample opportunity to mutate and adapt. There really is something to be said for organic.”

AMEN

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