Staphylococcus aureus bacteria are the Number 1 cause of hospital infections. Before antibiotics, Staphylococcus aureus was one of the most deadly germs. 1 Vancomycin, which has been around since 1970, is used when other antibiotics fail. The increasing resistance of the new stains is attributed to overuse of antibiotics and the failure of some patients to take their medicine properly. Many patients stop taking their medication once they feel better but before the infection has been knocked out, thus enabling the hardiest germs to survive and multiply.
Connective tissue liquefies, every orifice bleeds.
In the final stages, Ebola victims become convulsive, splashing contaminated blood around them as they twitch, shake and thrash to their deaths. There is no known cure, no effective treatment. Recent outbreaks in Zaire prompted the quarantine of sections of the country until the disease had run its course. With modern air travel and global commerce, as well as our present understanding of modern biotechnology, the Biblical predictions now seem frighteningly imminent. Anyone who has seen the recent movie Outbreak can easily grasp the reality of the threats to our modern society.