Combating MRSA with echinacea

Name: Combating MRSA with echinacea
Uploaded: 2015-11-04
Duration: 10 min 15 s
Channel: Khan Academy
Description: By Mekhala Rao Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus is a rising global threat. In the US alone, the annual economic burden of community associated MRSA is 13.8 billion, and there were about 94,000 reported cases. In a future with no cure to this bacteria, society is at an extreme risk. Echina

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By Mekhala Rao Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus is a rising global threat. In the US alone, the annual economic burden of community associated MRSA is 13.8 billion, and there were about 94,000 reported cases. In a future with no cure to this bacteria, society is at an extreme risk. Echinacea provides a simple, cheap, solution.