Infectious Disease in the TEOTWAWKI World- Part 4, by Militant Medic
…stools that eventually can become bloody, fevers that can reach 105 degrees, and stools that smell like horse manure. There will almost always be a history of the person having recently taken a broad spectrum antibiotic. Imodium will significantly worsen the symptoms. Treatment is with Metronidazole or a fecal transplant. (Google that, if you dare.) Clinda is considered a first line agent for skin and soft tissue infections (streps and staphs), pelvic infections, intra-abdominal infections (like peritonitis and diverticulitis), lung infections caused by Strep pneumo (lung abscesses, pneumonia, and empyema), bacterial vaginosis, and CA-MRSA. A Word On Medication Allergies Medication allergies are something we constantly worry about in the medical community. Lots of people claim to be allergic to this antibiotic or that antibiotic. The antibiotics people are most often allergic to are the penicillins and the sulfa family of antibiotics. Now I understand some people have very significant and…