REPORT: The bacteria are more virulent than the infamous hospital MRSA, can affect otherwise healthy people and are spreading across Britain.
They can be transmitted through skin-to-skin contact and hugging as well as sneezing and coughing.
One strain, called USA300, can lead to blood poisoning or a form of pneumonia that eats away at lung tissue.
The bacteria are usually resistant to several types of antibiotics and can cause large boils on the skin.
Read more: http://www.metro.co.uk/news/889131-flesh-eating-bug-spread-by-sneezes-and-coughs#ixzz1lGiXiRMx
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