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The MRSA superbug is invading homes, schools and gyms, scientists have warned.
The strain found in the community is a particular threat to young, healthy people.
It spreads more easily than the one in hospitals and, unlike normal MRSA, it produces a flesh-eating poison.
Around 40 Britons catch community-acquired MRSA each year and it has claimed at least eight lives in the last three years.
This week’s New Scientist magazine warns: "We hear a lot about antibiotic-resistant bacteria in hospitals, but the truth is that a frightening range of superbugs are lurking just about everywhere.
"They skulk around our homes, schools and at the local gym."
MRSA Watch does not believe the above figure to be accurate and will shortly publish a response. The number is likely to be far bigger
