Drug-Resistant Stomach Bug Spreading Across US
SputnikNews.com
03.04.2015
There’s a nasty stomach bug going around, so far affecting people in 32 states and Puerto Rico – and it’s resistant to the drug most commonly prescribed for the ailment.
Shigella (shih-GEHL-uh) is a bacteria that has been traced to people who have recently traveled to the Dominican Republic and other countries abroad, and while it’s not unusual, the antibiotic prescribed to combat it is not helping.
“This is the first time we’ve documented this large an outbreak of antibiotic-resistant (shigella) linked to international travel,” Dr. Anna Bowen of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told the Associated Press.
Health officials say there have been more than 200 cases since last May, with the largest outbreaks in California, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, and spreads very easily through contaminated food or pools and other places where large numbers of people congregate.
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