It’s not uncommon that people develop serious hard-to-treat illnesses after spending even a short time in a hospital for minor conditions.

Bacteria rolling around in hospitals have developed immunity to modern day antibacterial drugs and other treatments used in hospitals.

A new study among hospital workers in South Africa sheds light on what a hazardous place a hospital really is to visit and work in.

These hospital workers were six times more likely to be hospitalized with resistant illnesses than non-hospital workers living in the same area.

This doesn’t mean you shouldn’t go to a hospital if needed. But you may want to do it only when absolutely needed.