“With a huge world population that is essentially contiguous, and with so many of us
with weakened defenses because of our compromised internal ecosystems, we are
vulnerable as never before.” (Blaser 2015)
“Global warming may not be our biggest worry...When the plague comes, it could be
fast and intense.” (Blaser 2015)
“Antibiotic use in China is even higher than it is in the United States.” (Blaser 2015)
“C. diff. can wreak terrible damage when competing bacteria are wiped out by
antibiotics...Hospitals are dangerous places – C. diff. has escaped the confines of the
hospital and is now loose within the community.” (Blaser 2015)
“In the United States, at least 250,000 people are hospitalized each year for C. diff.
infections that they acquired there or at home, and 14,000 die as a result.” (Blaser 2015)