Maryn McKenna offers us the facts on what may be "the most frightening epidemic since AIDS".

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MRSA- An Epidemic?

FAST FACTS

In an average year, MRSA:

• kills almost 19,000 Americans
• puts 369,000 in the hospital
• sends at least 7 million to the doctor
• costs billions of additional dollars in health care spending

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