Toxins produced by Clostridium Difficile or C-diff can cause acute diarrhea and is linked to 20,000 American deaths each year.
Learn More>This bacterial infection is spread hand to mouth. People become infected by contact with surfaces contaminated with fecal material/human waste. In hospitals, healthcare workers can spread C-diff when their hands become contaminated and they provide care to a susceptible patient.
Learn More>We can all fight C-diff by washing our hands with soap and water after using the bathroom. Sanitizing hand gel is not enough.
Learn More>Individuals on antibiotics are more likely to succumb to a C-diff infection. Caregivers of C-diff patients are at a greater risk of contracting the illness. Most C-diff deaths occur in individuals over 65.
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