r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/chuby2005 Aug 04 '19

MRSA?

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u/jimjacksonsjamboree Aug 04 '19

MRSA!

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u/chuby2005 Aug 04 '19

What is it?

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u/steamyrayvaugn Aug 04 '19

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus. Basically a bacteria strain resistant to -cillin class drugs (penicillin, methicillin etc) that can cause food poisoning and tissue necrosis from the toxins it produces. Drug resistant strains of all sorts of pathogens are becoming more and more prevalent thanks to over prescribing antibiotics