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Lesson 2: 2015 Challenge — Life sciencesCombating MRSA with echinacea
By Mekhala Rao
Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus is a rising global threat. In the US alone, the annual economic burden of community associated MRSA is 13.8 billion, and there were about 94,000 reported cases. In a future with no cure to this bacteria, society is at an extreme risk.Echinacea
Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus is a rising global threat. In the US alone, the annual economic burden of community associated MRSA is 13.8 billion, and there were about 94,000 reported cases. In a future with no cure to this bacteria, society is at an extreme risk.
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I read the discription (im doing this pre video), it says there is no cure, but again it says Echinacea provides a simple, cheap, solution. So is Echinacea effectively a cure?(1 vote)
Yeah, it is. It meant that it wasn't popular yet.(0 votes)