ThanThe

ThreatFrom ThisMan

In Our School Play Ground

In Our Gym AndIn Our Gym AndSport CentreSport Centre

In Our HandsIn Our Hands

In Massage Parlour

Men Having Sex With Men

On His NoseOn His Nose

In White House Gym

No Place SparedNo Place Spared

Present In Water, Present In Water, Sewers, Rivers And SoilSewers, Rivers And Soil

Since 2000 Since 2000 TheseThese

BacteriaBacteriaVirusVirus

FungusFungusAre Resistant To Are Resistant To

TreatmentTreatment

December 2007

Dirty HospitalOver CrowdingTemporary Staff

NOTAssociated With Spreading

Infection in Hospital

Where did we go wrong ?

We Took Bugs For GrantedWe Took Bugs For GrantedPerformed Too Many Blood TestsThrew Too Many Plastic Disposable Performed Too Many Invasive ProceduresDiscarded Contaminated Hospital WasteUsed Antibiotic for viral infectionsPumped Steroids & Immuno-supressionDid Not Wash Hands ProperlyUsed Strong Antiseptics & DetergentsPolluted Our Water, Sewer & SoilUsed Chemicals and Killed Good Bugs

AntibioticsAntibiotics Penicillin Invented in 1940

Advances in Medicine PossibleWorld Was Free From Infection

Only Treatment That CuredOnly Treatment That Cured

Now Bacteria Are ResistantNow Bacteria Are Resistant

None Invented After 1970None Invented After 1970

1940 : Penicillin used as an antibiotic1940 : Penicillin used as an antibiotic1960 : Resistant strains reported1960 : Resistant strains reported1970 : MRSA becomes more resistant. 1970 : MRSA becomes more resistant. 1980 : HA-MRSA strains in UK1980 : HA-MRSA strains in UK1990 : HA-MRSA endemic in Europe1990 : HA-MRSA endemic in Europe2000 : VRSA emerging2000 : VRSA emerging2006 : 2006 : CA-MRSACA-MRSA reported in USA reported in USA2007 : CA-MRSA kills 90,000 2007 : CA-MRSA kills 90,000 2008 : Ten Resistant Bacteria Reported2008 : Ten Resistant Bacteria Reported2008 : Malaria & TB Now Resistant2008 : Malaria & TB Now Resistant2009 : CA-MRSA co-infect Swine Flu Patient2009 : CA-MRSA co-infect Swine Flu Patient

This Is Evolution?This Is Evolution?

Sir Alexander Fleming, 1952

But No One Cared But No One Cared “Abused Antibiotics”“Abused Antibiotics”

Too Many Practical Procedures

Blood Tests

Discarded Contaminated

Plastic Medical Devices

Polluting Our Earth

Hospital Hospital Contaminated Contaminated

WasteWastePolluted Polluted

EnvironmentEnvironment

Discarded Live Discarded Live VaccinationVaccination

Polluting Polluting EnvironmentEnvironment

WaterWaterHow Can I Be SureHow Can I Be Sure

This Water isThis Water is

NotNotContaminated?Contaminated?

Bacteria & VirusBacteria & VirusAre Now Are Now

Resistant To Resistant To

AntisepticsAntisepticsDetergentsDetergents

BiocidesBiocidesAntibacterial SoapAntibacterial Soap

Use Soap & WaterUse Soap & Water

Keep Your Eyes Open

And Your Nose CleanAnd Your Nose Clean

Watch What’s In Your Hand

Before & After Touching Patient

Only Option Available

But With NoBut With NoGuaranteeGuarantee

Wash for 30 SecondsBut Not Many Do!!

Once You Touch Patient’s Skin

Your Gloves gets

Contaminated

Forgot Their Role

This Not So Funny Anymore

Think

Think

Think

Think

Think

Kill Young Kill Young Healthy Adults Healthy Adults And Children And Children With Swine FluWith Swine Flu

Skin LesionsSkin LesionsCaused ByCaused ByCA-MRSACA-MRSA

People Will DevelopPeople Will DevelopFoul Smelling Foul Smelling Weepy Ulcers Weepy Ulcers

And Skin LesionsAnd Skin LesionsCaused ByCaused ByCA-MRSACA-MRSA

“Oh God, Please Give Me The

Strength To Fight This War Which

I May Never Win”

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