How long can the Staph Virus live outside the human body?

Question

My old man got it and we cleaned and disinfected the house...just didnt want to get it too

Answer 1

First off staph is a bacteria, not a virus. And it can survive for hours or days outside the body. Read the linked articles! The biggest danger is the development of strains of staphylococcus that are resistant to antibiotics.

Answer 2

Staph Virus

Answer 3

Viruses are tiny geometric structures that can only reproduce inside a living cell. They range in size from 20 to 250 nanometers (one nanometer is one billionth of a meter). Outside of a living cell, a virus is dormant, but once inside, it takes over the resources of the host cell and begins the production of more virus particles. Viruses are more similar to mechanized bits of information, or robots, than to animal life.


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Answer 4

Staphylococcus sp. is actually a bacteria.
This cocci are all over your and everyone's skin.
It's the antibiotic resistant Staph aureus that is the virulent staph infection.

Answer 5

Methods of nosocomial contraction:

From another patient, heath care worker in hospital (3)
From any invasive device—cathter or syringe (3)
From home dare treatments like Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) (3)
From prosthetic devices (3)
Following surgical procedures (3)

Answer 6

Forever but you will probably remain asymptomatic after you have been treated. If you swab the nostrils of healthcare workers you would most likely find all kinds of dormant viruses just from exposure.

Answer 7

FOREVER....Have you read the latest on Staph? It has re-formed itself to live in Grass now...and it is becoming DEADLY

Answer 8

That depends on the variety, some are external.