http://outfrontblog.com/2008/01/staph-infection-more-information-and-less-hysteria.html The Full Spectrum of LGBT Communications Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:45:36 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://outfrontblog.com/2008/01/staph-infection-more-information-and-less-hysteria.html/comment-page-1#comment-335 Josh in NOLA Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:24:14 +0000 http://outfrontblog.com/2008/01/staph-infection-more-information-and-less-hysteria/#comment-335 As I know from personal experience, there is definatly something to all the hysteria surrounding this new bug. I was diagnosed with MSRA several months ago, and having already undergone treatment, I was still being plagued with occasional outbreaks. The advice I recieved from my doctor had been the usual instructions to wash my hands frequently, but this alone did little to stop the infection. Once the initial outbreak was controlled, I took my treatment a step further by bathing with antibacterial soaps that contain the active ingredient Triclosan. In addition, I use my bath towels only once, never wear the same clothing for more than 24 hours, change my bedsheets every three days, avoid putting fragrances or lotions on my skin, and have switched to using spray deodorant instead if stick deodorant. All it takes is for me to default from this regimine just once and I have another outbreak, but there is more to it than this... I found out from seeing a different physician that the bacteria often colinizes the nose. As such, in order to sucessfully cure the infection, I have been precribed an antibacterial nasal spray. So far I have not had an outbreak for two months... Thought I'd pass the info along. As I know from personal experience, there is definatly something to all the hysteria surrounding this new bug. I was diagnosed with MSRA several months ago, and having already undergone treatment, I was still being plagued with occasional outbreaks. The advice I recieved from my doctor had been the usual instructions to wash my hands frequently, but this alone did little to stop the infection. Once the initial outbreak was controlled, I took my treatment a step further by bathing with antibacterial soaps that contain the active ingredient Triclosan. In addition, I use my bath towels only once, never wear the same clothing for more than 24 hours, change my bedsheets every three days, avoid putting fragrances or lotions on my skin, and have switched to using spray deodorant instead if stick deodorant. All it takes is for me to default from this regimine just once and I have another outbreak, but there is more to it than this… I found out from seeing a different physician that the bacteria often colinizes the nose. As such, in order to sucessfully cure the infection, I have been precribed an antibacterial nasal spray. So far I have not had an outbreak for two months… Thought I’d pass the info along.

]]> http://outfrontblog.com/2008/01/staph-infection-more-information-and-less-hysteria.html/comment-page-1#comment-334 Simon McNorton Fri, 18 Jan 2008 11:06:29 +0000 http://outfrontblog.com/2008/01/staph-infection-more-information-and-less-hysteria/#comment-334 I'm not well informed about the disease, but the lack of information is very worrying. You mention a responsible media, but there are so many media outlets with an agenda and unfortunately in a circumstance like this, where there is so little information available, it is an easy opportunity for the media to exploit any rumors and fears that people might have. In the absence of any information to the contrary, it is difficult to put up a balanced argument against what parts of the media will at some point perceive as 'another disease wrought upon us by an immoral gay community' ... or something to the same effect. And we know there are a host of right wing reporters all too willing to do just that. I’m not well informed about the disease, but the lack of information is very worrying.
You mention a responsible media, but there are so many media outlets with an agenda and unfortunately in a circumstance like this, where there is so little information available, it is an easy opportunity for the media to exploit any rumors and fears that people might have.
In the absence of any information to the contrary, it is difficult to put up a balanced argument against what parts of the media will at some point perceive as ‘another disease wrought upon us by an immoral gay community’ … or something to the same effect.
And we know there are a host of right wing reporters all too willing to do just that.

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