Michael Jackson Sick With Flesh Eating [MRSA] Virus?

This is very bad news from the Michael Jackson front who, according to The Sun, is “suffering from an acute MRSA-type skin infection which threatens to EAT his flesh”.

Yaiks. He reportedly got infected during a plastic surgery on his nose.

The Sun reports:

Jacko, 50, revealed painfully-inflamed skin on his face and hands as he visited a Beverly Hills clinic where he is being treated.

The stricken pop legend may have contracted the infection following plastic surgery on his NOSE, it was feared last night.

The 50-year-old Billie Jean singer is said to have a severe “staph” infection, resistant to conventional antibiotics.

Experts warned it threatened to develop into a terrifying flesh-eating disorder which could kill off areas of the superstar’s skin and leave him in need of major reconstructive surgery.

Jacko has been receiving antibiotics via an IV drip in a bid to beat the condition.
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A source revealed last night: “Michael Jackson has a severe staph infection that he contracted during work to reconstruct his nose.

“The disease is an MRSA-style infection because it is resistant to conventional antibiotics, so he has been visiting a clinic to get antibiotics via an IV drip.

“The infection has spread throughout his face and body and is being aggressively treated by doctors.

“There’s a chance it could turn into a flesh-eating disorder where it begins to kill off his skin so he’s being very carefully monitored.” [The Sun]

We may no longer be fans of Michael Jackson but we wish him well. Hope he beats this MRSA thing.

UPDATE: For more on this disease, check out this flesh-eating virus site.

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