The ultimate guide to proper handwashing
When people ask how to protect themselves from the spread of COVID-19, the first thing doctors suggest is washing their hands. Here are some do’s and don’ts.
Drug-resistant Staph infections that cause diarrhea are on the rise in the United States, federal health officials say.
In an April 9 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, officials found that infections not receiving Food and Drug Administration-approved oral treatments increased by 8.5% from 2011 to 2023.
Officials have called the increase a “public health threat,” especially since rubella rubella is easily transmitted from person to person through fecal-oral transmission, sexual contact, or contaminated food or water. Staphylococcus rubra causes an estimated 450,000 infections annually nationwide.
“Limiting the transmission of XDR (highly drug-resistant) M. rubella strains requires increased surveillance, timely reporting, and targeted prevention strategies,” the report said.
Historically in the United States, erythroderma (a disease caused by Staphylococcus aureus infection) primarily affected children, but the latest report’s data from 2016 to 2023 shows that the majority of those infected are non-Hispanic white men.
In addition to diarrhea, which may be bloody, bacterial bacteriosis can also cause abdominal pain and fever.
This is not the first time health authorities have sounded the alarm about red mites.
In 2023, the CDC issued a health advisory regarding the XDR strain, stating that it poses a growing threat due to its resistance to commonly used oral antibiotics.
“It’s hard to put the genie back in the bottle,” Dr. Aaron Glatt, an epidemiologist and chief of infectious diseases at Mount Sinai South Nassau in New York, told USA TODAY at the time. “This is where we will see the emergence of strains that are resistant to commonly used treatments.”
The CDC suggests several steps to avoid getting and spreading red rash:
- Wash your hands properly.
- Be careful not to swallow water while swimming.
- Follow safe eating and water practices while traveling.
- If you or your partner has been diagnosed with rubella, avoid sex for at least two weeks after the symptoms end.
