MRSA

ATMs Dispense Germs and Drugs with Cash We live in a dirty world. Wherever we go, we are among microbes. Bacteria, fungi and viruses live on our phones, bus seats, door handles and park benches. We pass these tiny organisms to each other when we share a handshake or a seat on the Read More

MRSA May Spread Through Tainted Poultry A new form of the dangerous “superbug” methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) may spread to humans through contaminated poultry that they handle or eat, according to a new study published Wednesday in the journal Clinical Read More

Are Cellphones Really Covered in Germs? A quick Google search for “mobile device” and “germs” lists pages of reports about how your smart phone is likely dirtier than a toilet seat and how you’d be terrified if you knew all the germs and bacteria it collects in a single da Read More