| − | The '''new gay plague''' is [[methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus]], an infection that was spreading through [[San Francisco]]'s [[homosexual community]] in early 2008.<ref>[http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewCulture.asp?Page=/Culture/archive/200801/CUL20080126a.html]</ref> | + | The '''new gay plague''' is [[methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus]], an infection that was spreading through [[San Francisco]]'s [[homosexual community]] in early 2008<ref>[http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewCulture.asp?Page=/Culture/archive/200801/CUL20080126a.html]</ref>, through schools nationwide [<ref>[http://www.hospitalinfection.org/]</ref>, and through the global healthcare system <ref>[http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/413080_6]</ref><ref>[http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/ar_MRSA_spotlight_2006.html]</ref>. |