tailieunhanh - Diseases and Disorders MRSA

In January 2005 Peg McQueary nicked her ankle while shaving. It was a tiny cut, but that little opening in her skin provided a perfect entry point for dangerous bacteria. Two weeks later McQueary developed a pus-filled boil on her ankle. Shortly thereafter, her leg swelled to three times its normal size. It was hot, tender, and painful. McQueary went to see her doctor. He rushed her to the hospital, where she was intravenously administered vancomycin, a powerful antibiotic. It took more than a month for Mc- Queary’s leg to heal | MRSA Titles in the Diseases and Disorders series include Acne Hepatitis ADHD Hodgkin s Disease Amnesia Human Papilloma Virus Anxiety Disorders HPV Asperger s Syndrome Infectious Mononucleosis Autism Migraines Blindness Multiple Sclerosis Brain Trauma Personality Disorders Brain Tumors Phobias Cancer Plague Cerebral Palsy Sexually Transmitted Cervical Cancer Diseases Childhood Obesity Speech Disorders Dementia Sports Injuries Depression Sudden Infant Death Diabetes Syndrome Epilepsy Thyroid .