| − | The '''new gay plague''' is methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, an infection that was primarily spreading through [[San Francisco]]'s [[homosexual community]] in early 2008, but then began spreading throughout the general population.<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.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>. |