how you catch MRSA?

Question

what happens then?in how many days i become ill after i get that??

Answer 1

Staphylococcus aureus is a bacterium (germ).( MRSA) It is often just called 'S.aureus' or 'staph'. S. aureus bacteria are often found on the skin and in the nose of healthy people. In fact, about 3 in 10 people have S. aureus bacteria living on (colonizing) their skin. These people are called S. aureus 'carriers'. In healthy people who are carriers, S. aureus is usually harmless.
However, S. aureus bacteria sometimes invade the skin to cause infection. This is more likely if you have a cut or graze which can allow bacteria to get under the surface of the skin. S. aureus is the cause of skin infections such as boils, pimples, impetigo, skin abscesses, and is a common cause of wound infections.
In some people, S. aureus can sometimes get into the bloodstream and travel to internal parts of the body to cause more serious infections. For example, blood poisoning (septicaemia), lung infection (pneumonia), bone infection (osteomyelitis), heart valve infection (endocarditis), etc. These serious infections are more likely to occur in people who are already unwell or debilitated, or who have a poor immune system. These infections need to be treated with antibiotics.

Answer 2

wow, people really dont know what mrsa is. I got MRSA in the army. It is mensasillin resistant staph aurllious. Basically, it is a staph infection that is resistant to antibiotics. The bacteria commonly occurs in soil, and on the skin. Its just that some people are suseptable to it. When i got it, the first doctor diagnosed it as a brown recluse bite. The second time I got one, another doctor thought it was lymes disease. When I was home on leave, I went to see a dermatologist and he did a swab of the infection, and a nose swab and underarm swab. He called me a day later and told me I had MRSA. It is true that once you get it you are a carrier for the rest of your life. There are only a few antibiotics that can knock it out and they are expensive. If your brother got it, he should see an infectious disease specialist. They know the most information about MRSA and can guide him the best. It took me 2 years to get rid of my MRSA occurrences. I got 7 seperate scars from MRSA infections. But once its out of his system, he needs to get checked once every two years for the rest of his life. Not a big deal though with that. And if he currently has an infection, it is contagious, but only by contact, and only to people who are suseptable. Young children and elderly people should be avoided if he has an active infection

Answer 3

MRSA - You may contract the infection if you are tired and run down, ill, injured or have had some kind of surgery. This includes people with deep wounds or catheters (plastic tubes placed in the body to drain fluids) or intravenous drips. People in hospital are particularly vulnerable as the bacteria can be spread from person to person quite easily. However, there have also been a small number of cases of community-acquired MRSA (ca-MRSA), which have been spread among people who have not been in contact with hospitals.

Answer 4

mrsa is a super bug that does not respond to standard treatment. Vancomycin is used often as the drug to tx it. Many MRSA pts are immunocompromized for one reason or another.
My dad had it in his blood culture and eventually died from sepsis. He probably aquired it in the hospital or nursing home where he lived. The site was never found. I figured he got it thru a catheter.

Answer 5

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus can be hospital acquired or community acquired. Community acquired MRSA is on the rise. It is found on people. All people have a certain amount of bacteria on and in their body. Staph is common. The problem stems from staph becoming 'methicillin resistant.' In other words, over use of antibiotics has cause antibiotic Resistance to many bacteria. It causes infection through small nicks and cuts in the skin. I have seen many children who have been hospitalized to have the infection drained and receive I.V. antibiotics to kill the infection. The children seem to get these infections from scratching at bug bites.

Answer 6

mrsa is a bug u can catch just after nn operation if nurses or doctors dont washes their hands, even if u have a cut and u work in an elderly home and it is not ccovered it can get infected leading to mrsa.

Answer 7

i believe that through a cut or break in the skin not necessary caused by you but a doctor or a nurse who does not wash there hands or use alcohol hand gel or where gloves and a apron can spread it to you from another patient even domestic staff who don't clean the room after another patient can cause this if you have it you might have it for the rest of your life because it will always show in your blood you wont get more sick but you will need to tell nursing staff if you go into hospital anytime

Answer 8

With a Net!

It's a bug which is transferred through touch and is airbourne. If a victim sneezes, they can pass the bug on, if you touch a handle, or item that carries the bug, then, touch your eyes, nose, mouth or you have a wound, it gets into your system and attacks you.

I live in Brighton where the local hospital is one of the 10 worst in the UK for the bug, and I refuse to go in there, I want to walk out alive.

Answer 9

MRSA is a strane of bug you can recieve after an operation .
My young brother had it and was pretty poorly he had to be put in isolation ward .He will be a carrier the rest of his life but is ok ,so i wouldnt worry to much .

Answer 10

lick the hospital floors