Can you guys agree with super bacteria in Iraq could kill US people?

Since OPERATION Iraqi Freedom began in 2003, more than 700 US soldiers have been infected or colonized with Acinetobacter baumannii. A significant number of additional cases have been found in the Canadian and British armed forces, and among wounded Iraqi civilians.





Behind the scenes, the spread of a pathogen that targets wounded GIs has triggered broad reforms in both combat medical care and the Pentagon's networks for tracking bacterial threats within the ranks. Interviews with current and former military physicians, recent articles in medical journals, and internal reports reveal that the Department of Defense has been waging a secret war within the larger mission in Iraq and Afghanistan - a war against antibiotic-resistant pathogens.

Can you guys agree with super bacteria in Iraq could kill US people?
I fear you have posted too intelligent of a discussion on Yahoo Answers.





Only time will tell.





Bringing home a disease from a Third World country is always a risk you take, regardless of if you're a combatant coming home from war, or a citizen returning from vacation. The body has to build a tolerance and our clean standards make us vulnerable to such diseases.





Could it kill US people? Sure. Could we find a cure? Maybe. Will it be an epidemic, I don't think so.





Thanks for bringing up the discussion, tho. :)
Reply:Bacterial infections kill Americans every year. Tell us something we don't know.
Reply:Your better off worrying about bird flu and AIDS.
Reply:Yes of course I agree an the sad thing is we the American people cant stop it from coming! There is so much crap now that soap and Clorox will not kill it is scary! People have over used the medicines that would kill bacteria that it would not do any good to try the common meds like amoxil or penicillin. It truly is sad!
Reply:You guys? East coast right?


Biological warfare is alive and well.


The entire planet could eventually succumb to deadly pathogens.


Sadly maybe that will be the only way we can achieve world peace.


Humans are the destructive force on planet earth.


All else follow the dictates of nature.


Have you ever known of any other earth species developing weaponry for mass murder?