KINE 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 51: Coronavirus, Common Cold, Influenza A Virus
29 Mar 2016
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Mrsa is a type of staph bacteria passed on through skin-to-skin contact. Can also be spread through bed linens, bathroom fixtures and medical equipment : difficile is a bacteria found in human feces. It can be passed on if a person touches an infected surface and then proceeds to touch their mouth . Cre is a bacteria found in the bowels and the feces. It typically affects patients using ventilators, urinary catheters and intravenous catheters. Enteroccocci is found in the intestines and female genital tract. From august 30 to december 19, 2009, a total of 6,951 hospitalized cases and 324 (4. 7%) deaths were been reported . Sars emerged in the far east early in 2003, first in southern china, then spreading to hong kong, vietnam, singapore, canada and more than 20 other countries. Caused by a new strain of corona virus - a family of viruses which has been linked to the common cold.
