Bacteria To the Fuscia

A cosmonaut called Anatoli was diagnosed with acute E.coli
When he became somewhat delirious, they thought it was Bacillus cereus
When plated out under a prism, it looked instead like Botulism
Have you all gone off your rockers, it’s a strain of Staphlycoccus
And then thrown in just as a bonus, a rumour spread of Pseudomonas
No way you nincompoops cried Hans, it’s Candida albicans. 
We’re all agreed the team replied........ just after Anatoli died!

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Date: 3/5/2017 6:35:00 AM
Me again--I love the poem title, too--hilarious !!
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Date: 3/5/2017 7:52:00 AM
Thanks Jeanie. Why not carry on the saga of Anatoli. "In defiance of the infection, the team embarked on a resurrection......"
Date: 3/5/2017 6:33:00 AM
Love this I Am Speedy--I am in the medical field so I long to be infected with germs of medical terms. ~~ Jeanie ~~
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Date: 2/24/2017 5:11:00 PM
It is said that too many chefs spoil the soup, and yet - also that many hands make light work. Not that that should be one's epitaph, necessarily. Cheers, Tom.
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Date: 2/11/2017 4:36:00 PM
Giggle!
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