The Perspectives on Diseases and Disorders series provides clear, careful explanations that offer readers insight into what these conditions are, what causes them, how people live with them, and the latest information about treatment and prevention.; This volume includes an overview of MRSA, including diagnosis, prevention, and current research; a look at controversies surrounding MRSA, including whether or not factory farming has contributed to an increase in MRSA, the spread of MRSA in homosexual po; Each volume in this timely series provides essential information on a disease or disorder (including symptoms, causes, treatments and cures); presents the controversies surrounding causes, alternative treatments, and other issues; and offers first-person