As everyone knows C. difficile broke out in the Niagara Region here in Ontario with the death toll reaching 24 by July 17. 2011 there was also an occurrence down in Cape Breton. It is important to understand what it is so this article will give you the basic information. Before 1942 if you got cut deeply you were pretty much a goner and Gonorrhoea and syphilis infections were rampant as well. Infections are not created equally both bacteria or viruses can be the cause.