Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the water – deadly, unkillable microbes attack!

Looks like the tests were limited to a handful of beaches on the west coast. Staph bacteria was found at 9 out of 10 of the beaches tested, Staph aureus was found on 5 of those, and about half of the samples taken from those 5 beaches were antibiotics-resistant. MRSA is potentially fatal if you develop a bloodstream infection, though, so it’s still concerning to see hospital strains showing up on beaches.

[ USAToday.com ]