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Monday, October 3, 2011
Employee Death From MRSA Infection Spreads Fear Among Co-Workers
A 28 year old employee's death caused by a MRSA
infection
has spread fear among co-workers at a NJ Motor Vehicle office. The infection,
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)
, is a highly
contagious disease
. Co-workers allege that the dead employee was infected by a customer.
See the NJ Journal Article:
http://bit.ly/q9zHwp
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