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Bacterium mutates into dangerous pathogen
A microbe has moved from a common resident of the throat and nose to become a potentially worrisome sexually transmitted pathogen. The organism is called Neisseria meningitides and it can cause something a bit like gonorrhea.
This week’s Essential Science column turns to medical microbiology and healthcare to take a look at, what might well become, the next ‘bad bug’ or even ‘super bug’. This is a bacterium capable of triggering a sexually transmitted disease. The organism is called Neisseria meningitidis.
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You need to write a column for a newspaper - "Crumple's cheery thoughts for the day"
Nurse, where the fuck's my cardigan?
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