That Iraqi Bacteria - "acinetobacter baumannii"

Regarding that Iraqi bug that's killing our troops and even some civilians. Get more at Firedoglake and Crooks and Liars.







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This from Wired Magazine:
"In the taxonomy of bad bugs, acinetobacter is classified as an opportunistic pathogen. Healthy people can carry the bacteria on their skin with no ill effects - a process known as colonization. But in newborns, the elderly, burn victims, patients with depressed immune systems, and those on ventilators, acinetobacter infections can kill."