“Influenza” is a generic term that describes a large host of variant viruses that are closely related. These viruses are not differentiated, as bacteria are, by genus and species but rather through a complex naming process that first distinguishes between the three major types of influenza viruses, either A, B, or C, and then the …
Staphylococcus is the genus name of a very large group of closely related bacteria, some of which are commonly found on and in the human body, and some of these bacteria are notorious causes of infection and disease. Among the most common of these bacteria that are capable of causing disease are Staphylococcus aureus and …
MRSA spreads lightning fast – Just watch the news It doesn’t take long find another report of MRSA (Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus) appearing in a high school (where is called Community Associated MRSA or CA-MRSA), health facilities (where is called HA-MRSA), nursing homes or even day care. Watching these news reports just drive the question of …