Meet Eric. I spoke to him a few weeks ago during a warm fall day. Eric sits on the corner of Michigan Ave and Chicago Ave. You can see the famous Water Tower in the background. It's within 100 yards of the most exclusive highrise buildings in the city.
Living on the street presents some real health challenges. Eric suffers from CA-MRSA (Community-associated (or acquired) methicillinresistant Staphylococcus aureus) or MRSA for short. It's basically a staph infection that wont go away, some call it a “superbug.” Research on MRSA indicates higher risk for individuals with histories of homelessness. Many people living on the streets suffer from this. I believe this is one of the factors that causes the reduced life expectancy for people living on the street.
#homelessness #Chicago
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