Infections control awareness charity The Bella Moss Foundation (BMF) is urgently appealing for volunteers to help at BSAVA Congress in April. The charity is appearing in Birmingham from April 9-11 [&hellip
The differences between bacteria and viruses Author – Elaine Pendlebury BA BSc BVetMed DMS MRCVS Senior Veterinary Surgeon (Science & Welfare) PDSA Bacteria (singular is bacterium) are one celled living organisms [&hellip
Humans and animals all carry their own specialised colonies of bacteria. These are generally harmless in the normal course of events and serve to prevent the growth of alien bacteria [&hellip
Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is only one of a number of bacteria that can be resistant to lots of different antibiotics. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a relatively common finding in long-standing [&hellip
A letter from Amber My fight for life I am 11 years old (a rough Collie). Here is my story. On a beautiful June morning I was chasing pigeons in [&hellip
My dog Kaylee was attacked by another dog, and contracted MRSA through her open wounds. Our vets were doing all they could, but the infection was too strong. I looked [&hellip
