This germ is freaking scary. Urban horror has nothing on this.

[gategrrl]

 MRSA staph germ worse than AIDS virus in number of deaths. And that's only the tip of the iceberg.

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[aizjanika.livejournal.com]

I think they're just repeating what's out there. I have no clue if it's true or not or if all the news outlets are just repeating the same story, but I found the same figures at the CDC and at another government site. I have no idea how many people die from AIDS, so I don't know about that comment.

From the CDC:

The estimated number of people developing a serious MRSA infection (i.e., invasive) in 2005 was about 94,360; this is higher than estimates using other methods.

Approximately 18,650 persons died during a hospital stay related to these serious MRSA infections.

Medline Plus

In fact, MRSA infections account for almost 19,000 deaths and more than 94,000 life-threatening illnesses each year in the United States.

Mayo Clinic