The '''new gay plague''' is [[methicillinMethicillin-resistant Resistant Staphylococcus aureusAureus]], 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.cdc.gov/Features/MRSAinSchools/]</ref>, and through the global healthcare system <ref>[http://www.hospitalmanagement.net/contractors/cleaning/regent/press1.html]</ref><ref>[http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/ar_MRSA_spotlight_2006.html]</ref>.
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