Reddit x-poster@infosec.pubB to Science@beehaw.org · 1 year agoA 48-year-old UK man bitten by a stray cat developed “painful” hand swelling and “extensive” infection caused by a previously unknown bacterium, a new study has revealed.www.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up182arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up182arrow-down1external-linkA 48-year-old UK man bitten by a stray cat developed “painful” hand swelling and “extensive” infection caused by a previously unknown bacterium, a new study has revealed.www.independent.co.ukReddit x-poster@infosec.pubB to Science@beehaw.org · 1 year agomessage-square16fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 year agoIf it’s unknown I’m guessing it hasn’t evolved antibiotic resistance.
minus-squareLmaydev@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoYeah bacteria are often a lot easier to deal with than viruses.
minus-squareMadMenace [she/her]@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoWhy? Just because it hasn’t been noticed until now doesn’t mean it hasn’t been inside people before.
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoI’m not a doctor, but I figured that we’ve seen every bacteria that regularly lives inside people in cultures.
If it’s unknown I’m guessing it hasn’t evolved antibiotic resistance.
Yeah bacteria are often a lot easier to deal with than viruses.
Why? Just because it hasn’t been noticed until now doesn’t mean it hasn’t been inside people before.
I’m not a doctor, but I figured that we’ve seen every bacteria that regularly lives inside people in cultures.