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Liberal Veteran

(22,239 posts) Tue Jan 3, 2012, 06:47 PM Jan 2012

This is one reason to be suspicious of what you read on the internet.

http://www.ehow.com/about_5128046_dangers-mrsa-virus.html

What Are the Dangers of the MRSA Virus?

Virus?

Really?

The article even talks about treating the "virus" with antibiotics.

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This is one reason to be suspicious of what you read on the internet. (Original Post) Liberal Veteran Jan 2012 OP

And she keeps using the word virus over and over again. cbayer Jan 2012 #1

I've been known to substitute and have to go back and edit Warpy Jan 2012 #3

True. I should give her the benefit of the doubt, because the rest of her article cbayer Jan 2012 #4

What a joke. Gee, I wonder where MRSA comes from? quinn-the-innuit Jan 2012 #2

Dumb as a box of rocks! Odin2005 Jan 2012 #5

So many people get their microbes mixed up. Chemisse Jan 2012 #6

cbayer

(146,218 posts)

1. And she keeps using the word virus over and over again.

Reply to Liberal Veteran (Original post)

Tue Jan 3, 2012, 06:49 PM

Jan 2012

Truly frightening. And this is where people are getting their medical information.

Warpy

(111,169 posts)

3. I've been known to substitute and have to go back and edit

Reply to cbayer (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 3, 2012, 08:34 PM

Jan 2012

because I've been lost in the land of Duh, either half awake or waiting for pain medicine to kick in.

She's probably got a really red face by now if she can't edit this thing.

cbayer

(146,218 posts)

4. True. I should give her the benefit of the doubt, because the rest of her article

Reply to Warpy (Reply #3)

Tue Jan 3, 2012, 08:48 PM

Jan 2012

is pretty good.

I guess I am more concerned about the possibility that people without any real background in healthcare are writing healthcare articles.