MRSA Preventation
MRSA Preventation
Mrsa or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, is a bacterium that can and has caused serious infections. It is resistant to numerous antibiotics of the beta-lactam family, including methicillin and penicillin. It belongs to the large group of bacteria known as Staphylococci, often referred to as staph. About 25%-30% of all people have staph within the nose, but it normally does not cause an infection. In contrast, only about 1% of the population have mrsa.
Health care is of primary importance these days. We are forever being bombarded with information about how we are all over weight or under weight and need to take better care of ourselves. Not only are we subjected to this but also we are constantly being informed that NHS hospitals in the UK are rife with diseases like MRSA. This is apparently down to either extended visiting hours from family members or poor hygiene within the hospital and among staff.
There are other very common symptoms of MRSA as well. Nausea, fever, and fatigue are widespread to those infected with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Headaches and loss of appetite are also frequent. The main difference between these and common cold symptoms are that those stricken with MRSA don’t ever seem to be getting any better.
As MRSA is highly resistant to even the most potent anti-biotic treatments, doctors have named it as the ‘Super Bug’ or ‘Super Virus’, and the only possible cure to this infection is ‘prevention’. By maintaining clean and healthy environments in hospitals and workplaces, cleaning wounds by treatment with alcohol and forcing medical staff and people in general to wash hands regularly, MRSA can be stopped from spreading. With the scientists and researchers still looking for a treatment for this infection, we can hope that soon enough they will succeed.
Contraction of the skin disease usually occurs in hospitals and its symptoms most resemble those of staph. People with deep cuts or wounds experience topical pain. Redness and swelling usually accompany pain at the site if the cut or scrape. The wound appears to get worse instead of better. Healing does not progress as it should. Rashes are another symptom of MRSA. White headed pimples, called carbuncles often form around the hair follicles of patients with MSRA. Cysts, Boils or furuncles are also common to people with MRSA. Often, the rash begins by appearing like a spider bite, quickly spreading all over the body. Doctors often suggest draining the rash bumps, and keeping them clean.
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