Staph aureus bacteria (SA) is carried by 1 in 3 people. Drug resistant staph (MRSA) infections have now touched the lives of at least 1% of the population in many countries. Here are answers to some of the most commonly asked questions about MRSA.
Can you catch MRSA from skin contact
Skin contact is one of the most significant ways that MRSA spreads. It can be via a hand, in the small intimacies of life as well as via sexual contact. Regular hand washing, and showering if you are living with an MRSA carrier will help keep the infection at bay.
You should bear in mind that 35-50% of people carry the staph aureus (SA) part of MRSA anyway. It can be very destructive as well. It will be hard to avoid the reality that this infection and several others are often close at hand. Good personal hygiene and general good health will mean that most people do not suffer any major infection because of their brush with these bacteria.
MRSA is not a death sentence. Most people who die with it are very ill anyway with other conditions, hence their weakened defences. For the rest of us proper treatment will usually banish it.
How do people catch MRSA?
Can you catch MRSA from skin contact?
Is MRSA airborne?
How does MRSA spread in the family?
Can you catch MRSA from handles and surfaces?
What links MRSA and hospital equipment?
Can you catch MRSA from animals?
What is the connection between MRSA and drug use?
Can you get MRSA from a sexual partner?
Why are sports teams liable to MRSA?
Why is MRSA a problem in the military?
Is MRSA a problem in prisons?
Discover the answers that you need to know about MRSA Infection
16 November 2011 @ 11:25 am
i had a friend in my passanger seat of my car who i later found out may have MRSA. my children sat in the back and i had a sip of his coffee to taste a different flavor her had. i am now extremely worried.