The recent attention given to reported cases of the antibiotic-resistant strain of staphylococcus in area schools has been blown out of proportion, said the Howard County health officer.
“The flu is actually far more dangerous, in general, than MRSA [methicillin-resistant staphyloccoccus aureus],” said Dr. Peter Beilenson.
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