It sounds like Ajax or speed metal. It means coal in Greek. It' s also a deadly bacterium that twangs the taut chords of American paranoia, a fact not lost on the State Department. Our fear of nuclear annihilation fizzled as the Berlin wall crumbled, and we long ago learned that chemicals can save us.
Chemotherapy knocks out cancer.
Prozac puts the bounce back in our step. Alpha-hydroxides erase wrinkles. But biology kills. AIDS helped rekindle our dread of pathogens. Recent staph outbreaks in hospitals make anti-bacterial soaps sound like a good idea, no matter that a little scrubbing won't save you.