MRSA or Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus bacteria is the culprit for certain skin infections and other types of conditions. The infection varies depending on where the patient acquired the bacteria. It can be health-care acquired, community acquired or epidemic MRSA.
The MRSA infection will appear as a reddish rash accompanied by lesions that look like a boil or a pimple. It can progress on an open, inflamed area of the skin. It may weep pus or it may drain other similar type of fluid.
The problem with MRSA or Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus is that the skin infection can occasionally spread to other organs in the body. As this happens, there is a tendency for more severe symptoms to develop. It can spread even to the internal organs of the body - making it life threatening. When you experience any of the severe symptoms below, consider getting immediate medical attention:
. Chills
. Fver
. Low blood pressure
. Severe headaches
. Joint pains
. Rashes on most parts of the body
. Shortness of breath
If left untreated, the condition can become severe and would result to complications like:
. Sepsis;
. Osteomyelitis;
. Endocarditis;
. Necrotizing fasciitis; and even
. Death
The Spread of MRSA
Individuals can get affected with MRSA in two major ways.
. Physical contact
This is regardless if you are in contact with an infected person or a carrier.
. Secondary contact
This is through the objects which people with MRSA have touched. Though normal skin tissues don't allow MRSA infection developing, when there are abrasions, cuts or psoriasis, the condition may proliferate.
Who are the ones prone to MRSA?
. People with depressed immune systems
. Individuals with obvious skin breaks
. Those with chronic diseases
. People with pneumonia
. Health care workers
MRSA Home Treatment (when treating patients with MRSA at home)
. Wash your hands with soap and water subsequent to physical contact with a colonized or infected person.
. Use towels for drying hands only once.
. Wear disposable gloves if contact w/ body fluids is expected. Wash hands after removing the gloves.
. Change and wash linens regularly especially if these are soiled.
. The environment of the patient should be routinely cleaned.
. Notify the doctor and other healthcare staff who are caring for the patient that the person is colonized/infected using a multidrug-resistant organism.
MRSA is one condition you should not take lightly. If preventive measures don't work and you get infected, you need to consult a doctor for immediate treatment.
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Knowing what causes MRSA can help you find ways to prevent it. There may also be natural skin remedies you can try to alleviate the symptoms.
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