Are Spiders in Hospitals, Gyms, and Public Bathrooms Superbug Vectors?

By Lance Winslow
Not long ago, I talked to a gentleman whose wife contracted MRSA and almost died. He also explained to me that she had gotten bitten by a spider, and her skin broke out in a rash and as she scratched it, it opened sores, and then she contracted MRSA. This got me thinking that perhaps the spider itself was the vector. No, there's no way to prove it now, but it would make complete sense.

So I ask, are spiders in Hospitals, Gyms, and public bathrooms superbug vectors? They very well could be after all is MRSA could be lurking anywhere in the cracks or crevices of a building which is not cleaned properly and that's where spiders are, that's where they live, and although in some regards they are good because they eat other bugs, they can cause problems, they may in and of themselves be one of the problems.

We know that mosquitoes carry malaria and they are the virus vector. And we also know that other animals and rodents carry bacteria, which is harmful to humans. We know that the bubonic plague was spread in part by rats. Therefore, it would not be too far a stretch of the imagination to question the theory that spiders are a superbug vector, or one of many, and so we need to watch out for that perhaps.

We have to worry about flesh eating bacteria, superbugs, dangerous viruses, and MRSA. Today between 250,000 and 400,000 people are killed every day from MRSA contracted in places like hospitals, Gyms, school locker rooms, and bathrooms in public places in the US alone. This is quite a scary thought and one which we need to be diligent about in solving. First we need more information.

Therefore it is my contention that we should ask the spiders what they know about MRSA. Indeed it is my contention that you please consider this, and then we can get to the bottom of whether we can prove or disprove this theory, because it may be an important clue. Please think on this.

Lance Winslow is the Founder of the Online Think Tank, a diverse group of achievers, experts, innovators, entrepreneurs, thinkers, futurists, academics, dreamers, leaders, and general all around brilliant minds. Lance Winslow hopes you've enjoyed today's discussion and topic.