'Flesh-eating' bacteria strain spread by sneezes and coughs.
The deadly bacteria can be easily passed between people in public places through sneezes and coughs and through contact with the skin of an infected person. Metro reports Professor Chris Thomas, professor of molecular genetics at the University of Birmingham, said: "If you’re on a crowded tube or bus and you sneeze you can spread the bacteria. But your sneeze can also land on a metal surface and when someone else gets up from their seat and steadies themselves on the hand rail they can catch it. However, MRSA is also prevalent in the nose and the hair so might be spread by scratching the head and then shaking hands." The MRSA strain is called USA300 because it was first reported in the United States.
