2006-07-04 11:05:34 · 4 answers · asked by kelli t 5 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
Stop worring about your carpet have staph.
20% (that's 1 in 5) of healthy people carry staph on their skin as part of there normal flora. And in these people, the staph exist on them and don't cause an infection.
http://www.ochealthinfo.com/epi/mrsa/providers.htm
2006-07-04 11:11:21 · answer #1 · answered by julius 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A couple of recent outbreaks among football players began when one team member had a boil ,and the infection was spread to other team members.
The staph infection is contagious if the wound is weeping or draining,and if people share towels or other items that are contaminated.Wearing foot coverings in locker rooms and other commonly used areas can help prevent contamination.Carpet can and does hold many things,including staph infection.So on that note,you may have to pull up all the carpet in that perticular place.
2006-07-04 11:32:09 · answer #2 · answered by lpnsmith2001 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Staph infection can be transmitted in many ways. It can be poor hand washing, air borne and many other ways. If you have any open area on your skin, it would be best to use antibiotic cream and cover with sterile gauze till open area is healed. Anyone with compromised health needs to very cautious. Diabetics need to be very careful.
2006-07-10 04:37:40 · answer #3 · answered by Janis G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put down a ceramic tile floor......DUH!
2006-07-05 01:41:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋