what can cause a staph infection? and of some puss comes out do i still need to get it lanced??

Answer 1

If you have a staph infection, you need to go to a doctor right away. It's caused by the staph bacteria entering the body in any number of ways...sometimes through a wound.

Answer 2

Get it treated.

Staphylococcus aureus (which is occasionally given the nickname golden staph) is a bacterium, frequently living on the skin or in the nose of a healthy person, that can cause illnesses ranging from minor skin infections (such as pimples, boils, and cellulitis) and abscesses, to life-threatening diseases such as pneumonia, meningitis, endocarditis, Toxic shock syndrome (TSS), and septicemia. Each year some 500,000 patients in American hospitals contract a staphylococcal infection. It is a spherical bacterium. It is abbreviated to S. aureus or sometimes referred to as Staph aureus in medical literature, and should not be confused with the somewhat similar named streptococci which are also medically important.

S. aureus may occur as a commensal on human skin (particularly the scalp, armpits and groins); it also occurs in the nose (in about 25% of the population) and throat and less commonly, may be found in the colon and in urine. The finding of Staph. aureus under these circumstances does not always indicate infection and therefore does not always require treatment (indeed, treatment may be ineffective and re-colonisation may occur). It can survive on domesticated animals such as dogs, cats and horses, but has never been found on food animals such as poultry or swine. It can survive for some hours on dry environmental surfaces, but the importance of the environment in spread of Staph. aureus is currently debated.

S. aureus can infect other tissues when normal barriers have been breached (e.g. skin or mucosal lining). This leads to furuncles (boils) and carbuncles (a collection of furuncles). In infants S. aureus infection can cause a severe disease Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS).[8]

S. aureus infections can be spread through contact with pus from an infected wound, skin-to-skin contact with an infected person, and contact with objects such as towels, sheets, clothing, or athletic equipment used by an infected person.

Deeply situated S. aureus infections can be very severe. Prosthetic joints put a person at particular risk for septic arthritis, and staphylococcal endocarditis (infection of the heart valves) and pneumonia may be rapidly fatal.

Answer 3

my cousin has a staph infection and i think it is caused by an infection in the body...

Answer 4

staph is highly contagious. you need to get to a dr