SSM #3: Nose Ecology by Chris Connolly

25/04/2014 1 min
SSM #3: Nose Ecology by Chris Connolly

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If you are currently picking your nose, you may want to stop and listen up. For many years, we have known that Staphylococcus aureus, more commonly referred to as Staph, resides within our noses. Normally Staph is harmless, but if it reaches the bloodstream it can have life threatening effects like sepsis and heart valve damage.

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