As the United States braces itself for the impending Zika epidemic, another ailment that could endanger the lives of just as many Americans is emerging.
The state of Wisconsin has seen an unexpected outbreak of Elizabethkingia, a bacterial infection that is normally present in the environment. The strain in question, however, is not only very strong but potentially lethal.
Lest you doubt the danger posed by the infection, 18 people are already believed to have died from Elizabethkingia in Wisconsin. This is out of 52 people reported to be infected in the state, with additional cases being identified in neighboring states.
Medical authorities say that at least one person has contracted the infection in Minnesota, while one person, 52 year-old Kimberly Cencula, has actually died from the bacteria in Illinois. Disturbingly, how this new form of Elizabethkingia travels remains a mystery to health officials, who insist that it is a matter of “intense scientific investigation.”
Turn to the next page for more information about this dangerous infection:
http://www.illinoispirg.org/blogs/blog/usp/state-antibiotics-2016
Is this it, Hazel? Jane
http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/12/health/elizabethkingia-illinois-bacterial-infection/
It looks super freaking dangerous.
That’s a good read on antibiotics. Thank goodness I don’t eat out all that often. However, how can you be sure the meat at the market hasn’t been treated with antibiotics?
How about this, Hazel, “elizabethkingia”
I’m looking at that now. I’ll do a bunch of research to see what info is out there.
E. meningoseptica predominantly causes outbreaks of meningitis in premature newborns and infants in neonatal intensive care units of underdeveloped countries.
Some of the outbreaks have been linked to sources like contaminated lipid stock bottles, contaminated venous catheter lines and nutritional solution, and tap water. The bacterium is also a rare cause of nosocomial pneumonia, endocarditis, post-operative bacteremia, and meningitis in immunocompromised adults. Only recently has it also been found to cause soft tissue infection and sepsis in the immunocompetent[9] and in a case of a fatal necrotizing fasciitis in a diabetic patient.
48 cases of Elizabethkingia infection resulting in 17 fatalities were reported in Wisconsin over a 5-month period beginning in November 2015.
Vaccines exist only for profit and now to chip you without your knowledge or consent.
Probably a side effect of the flu vaccination…