Bird flu pandemics and mad cow disease may be dominating the headlines, but my personal fear is that staph infections are on their way to being the next big killer to strike the Western world. I first came across staph infections when my husband and sister both faced the infections one summer. My husband lived ...
In July, my husband had a sore that began on his foot. He has an allergic reaction to poison ivy and had recently been in contact with the plant, so he assumed that was the problem. Treating the spot with poison ivy lotion from Benadryl seemed like the right thing to do at the time. ...
For some reason we human beings tend to dismiss problems of the skin as minor or of little concern. We forget that the skin is the body’s largest living organ. As such, it is subject to disease, just like any other organ of the body. Let’s take a look of four common diseases of the ...
You wake up to a strange clammy sensation. Your pajamas are soaked. Your sheets are damp, too. You look around to see if the roof is leaking or if the dog peed on the bed but then it hits you – you’re sweating badly. This is a night sweat – even though it can happen ...
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, ...
The Staph Super bug is a drug resistant form of a staph infection also called a MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus). The scary thing is that this not all of these infections are preventable, however they are preventable to a high degree by simply washing your hands all the time. They can also be prevented if ...
I had promised an article regarding staph infection and all the things “they” don’t tell you. Considering the fact that I have only recently recovered from my latest trial with this illness, I figured now was as good a time as any to get this out there in the open. There are far too many ...
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