We’ve all heard about it on the news or read the headlines on the front page of Google–MRSA Strikes Again! Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, aka MRSA, the antibiotic resistant superbug that has plagues hospitals and nursing homes for years is now a common complaint amongst schools, grocery stores, and public places everywhere. But what does ...
The MRSA Superbug is a health threat many people have come to fear. Recent reports of the MRSA Superbug striking at schools, hospitals, and locker rooms in the United States, has prompted increased media attention to this potentially fatal “superbug.” Thirty-three year old *Kacey of western New York learned firsthand about the MRSA Superbug, after ...
Flu season hit our town hard and the schools even harder. And the kids brought it home with them. Everyone in our house was ill, including our 2 month old (who had RSV but that’s another story). And the flu set off our children’s asthma. My husband and I started their normal course of medications, ...
MRSA can be a life-threatening infection. It is resistant to most antibiotics. If left untreated, MRSA can spread to the bloodstream and possibly kill you. The Mayo Clinic1 has an excellent run-down of MRSA, its symptoms and treatments. This is my experience in dealing with repeated MRSA skin abscesses and how it was discovered I ...
In may of 2006 I was diagnosed with MRSA, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a bacterium that causes infections in different parts of the body. It makes your body resistant to anti-biotics. It is caused by common bacteria that can live on our bodies. Not many people know about this, and they really should. It can ...
Staph is a naturally-occurring bacteria that can be found on skin and in nasal passages. When this bacteria infects the body, sores and illness can occur. The most dangerous strain of this bacteria is known as MRSA. Many people have heard of staph, but MRSA is relatively uncommon. However, I contracted MRSA, methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, ...
