Drug-Resistant Stomach Bug Spreading Throughout United States: ‘Serious Public Health Alert’ CDC Warns

Loading the player… An “extensively drug-resistant” stomach bug outbreak is spreading across the United States, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calling it a “serious public health alert.” The CDC are warning of a nationwide spike in shigellosis, a highly contagious shigella bacterial infection attacks the intestines and causes inflammatory and bloody diarrhea, according to the the agency’s “emergency and preparedness response.” Stomach Bug Kills 50,000 Kids Under The Age Of 5 Every Year, CDC Alerts Adults Of Spike In Infections The bug reportedly typically affects children between the ages of 1 and 4, and kills 50,000 kids… Read Full Article