This here c.r.a.b, it ain’t the kind you eat, no sir. This one’s a real mean bugger. It’s called c.r.a.b infection, and it’s a nasty thing. Makes folks real sick. Doctors, they call it “Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii”, but that’s a mouthful, ain’t it? We just call it c.r.a.b.
This c.r.a.b, it’s a germ, a bad one. It can get in your blood, your pee, your lungs, even your skin if you got a cut. And the worst part? Them regular medicines, the ones that usually fix you right up, they don’t do a lick of good against this c.r.a.b. That’s what makes it so scary. It is resistant to nearly all medicines. It makes you very sick.
Now, how do you know if you got this here c.r.a.b infection? Well, it depends on where it’s got you. Could be a fever, could be a cough. You might just feel plain awful all over. If you’re just carryin’ it, that is called “colonized”, you might not even know it. But those doctors, they got tests. They can find out if you got it.
They say this c.r.a.b, it mostly spreads in them hospitals. Folks touchin’ each other, nurses goin’ from one sick person to another, that’s how it gets around. It can live on surfaces. They say it’s hard to kill, too. Stronger than a mule, that c.r.a.b is. Those places need a good cleaning with strong medicine to keep patient safe.
And them doctors, they got these fancy tests to figure out what kind of c.r.a.b it is. Some of them is even meaner than others, if you can believe it. They got all these names for ’em, like NDM and OXA23, sounds like something out of a space movie. But all you need to know is, they’re all bad news. This c.r.a.b infection is a big problem.
- It’s a germ, a bad one, makes you real sick.
- Gets in your blood, your pee, your lungs, your wounds.
- Regular medicine don’t work on it.
- Spreads in hospitals, mostly.
- Doctors got tests to see if you got it.
- They got fancy names for different kinds, all bad.
They say, even, that this c.r.a.b can make things more expensive at the hospital. Makes sense, don’t it? If folks are sicker longer, they gotta stay longer, and that costs more money. And ain’t nobody got money to waste these days. It will increase health care costs. Nobody wants that, right?
Now, I ain’t no doctor, but I hear them talkin’. They say this c.r.a.b infection is gettin’ worse. More and more folks gettin’ it, and it’s gettin’ harder to treat. They’re tryin’ to come up with new medicines, but it ain’t easy. This c.r.a.b is a tough one.
So what can you do? Well, wash your hands. That’s what they always say, ain’t it? Wash your hands real good, especially if you been around someone who’s sick. And if you gotta go to the hospital, make sure they’re cleanin’ things good. Don’t be afraid to ask them about it. It is important to keep everything clean to prevent c.r.a.b.
This here c.r.a.b infection, it’s a serious thing. It ain’t somethin’ to mess around with. But if we’re all careful, and we listen to what them doctors tell us, maybe we can keep it from spreadin’. That’s what we gotta hope for, anyway.
This c.r.a.b can cause all sorts of trouble. Like I said, it can get in your blood, and that’s real bad. Makes your whole body sick. It can get in your pee, make it burn when you go. It can get in your lungs, make it hard to breathe. And if you got a cut or a sore, it can get in there, too, and make it all red and pussy. Nasty stuff. c.r.a.b can cause human infections.
And like I said before, them regular medicines, they don’t work on this c.r.a.b. That’s why it’s so important to try and keep from gettin’ it in the first place. Because once you got it, it’s a real bear to get rid of. You need to be careful about this c.r.a.b infection.
So, remember what I told ya. Wash your hands, be careful in hospitals, and listen to your doctor. And if you start feelin’ poorly, don’t wait around. You go see a doctor right away. It’s better to be safe than sorry, especially when it comes to this here c.r.a.b. It is better to prevent it than get it.
That’s all I got to say about that. Just remember, this c.r.a.b ain’t nothin’ to play around with. Be careful out there, and stay healthy. It is not easy to treat this infection.
