In Britain, the hospital superbug Clostridium difficile has claimed at least 49 lives in recent months. It is now considered to be more dangerous than MRSA.
So far, the only defense seems to be steam-cleaning wards, and asking visitors, patients and staff to wash their hands before touching anyone.
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It’s ironic that this bug should be called ‘difficile’ (French for ‘difficult’, if I have deduced correctly) when it seems so easy to catch it. Ain’t language strange?
Comment by Chris — October 8, 2006 @ 10:11 am
Hey Chris, I think maybe whoever named the bug was considering how hard it is to get rid of it. But you’re right, language can be really weird.
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Comment by Alice — October 13, 2006 @ 11:53 am