What is the difference between a staff infection and herpes?

Answer 1

A staph infection is caused by a bacteria and it can be cured with anti biotics, but herpes is caused by a virus and has no cure. It can go in to remission, your body can suppress it and maybe even kill it off, there are treatments to reduce symptoms, but no actual medical cure.

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Answer 3

A Staff infection is a bacterial agent that can usually be treated by antibiotics. Herpes is a viral infection that antibiotics do not help. Viral infections include flue, colds, etc. There are treatments for the symptoms but not to cure the disease. Time and your immune system are usually the only cure.

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Answer 5

A staph infection is micro bacterial organism usually treated with antibiotics and herpes is a viral infection currently with no cure available (can only treat the symptoms at present! Peace

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Herpes is An infection for which transplant patients are at risk. It appears as small sores on the skin, lips or genitals. When there are no sores, the herpes virus lies dormant (not causing infection) in the body.
While a Staff Infection is is medical quick speak for staphylococcus aureus bacteria. This pesky little bacterium is very common (many people have some living on their skin all the time), but when it enters the human body, usually through an open cut or break in the skin, it can cause infection and trouble anywhere in the body. Staph infections tend to be pus-producing. Common minor (or relatively minor) skin infections caused by staph include:

Folliculitis
Infections of hair follicles that cause itchy white pus-filled bumps on the skin (often where people shave or have irritations from skin rubbing against clothes)

Boils
Infections deeper within hair follicles that leave large, frequently red inflammations (often occur on the face or neck)

Sties
Infection of the follicle surrounding the eyelashes, causing a sore red bump in the eyelid

Impetigo
The infection kids often get around their mouths and noses that causes blisters and red scabby skin

Abscesses
Infection characterized by pus and swelling that can occur in the skin and in any other organ.

Staph infection is also the leading culprit behind cases of food poisoning, and can be to blame for larger life threatening conditions, such as Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS), pneumonia, bone infections (osteomyelitis), mastitis in nursing mothers, endocarditis (infection of the inside of the heart), and bacteremia (blood infection). People who are otherwise healthy typically do not usually become severely ill from staph infections, but those at special risk, who have weakened immune systems, include:

persons with chronic illnesses, such as diabetes, cancer, lung disease, kidney disease, or HIV/AIDS
people with various skin conditions
the elderly
newborns
people recovering from major surgery
injection drug users (especially those who reuse needles)
people whose immune systems are weakened due to steroid use, radiation therapy, cancer treatment, immunosuppressive medications
women who are breastfeeding
Health care professionals can determine that staph (and not some other bacteria) is the cause of an infection by taking a culture (usually a swab from what looks like a giant Q-tip) from the infected site. Once staph has been diagnosed, the provider will prescribe antibiotics that are known to work on that specific strain of the bacteria. These antibiotics (usually either pills or creams applied to the infected body part) typically kill the bacteria and cure the infection within a week or two.

Hospitals are working to stamp out staph infections, in part because the majority of hospital patients fall into at least one "at-risk" category, but also because drug-resistant strains of staph (versions of the bacteria that aren't killed by one or more of the antibiotics that are commonly used to treat staph infections) are becoming an increasingly common threat. These drug-resistant strains of staph do not cause worse or different infections than non-resistant strains, but they can be much harder to treat because the most common (and easiest to use) antibiotics may not be effective. People with resistant staph infections may require hospitalization to receive antibiotics through an IV or by injection.

Answer 8

WOA. Huge difference. "Staff" (Spelled Staph) infections are infections that continue growing larger and larger until treated or popped (Sometimes with surgery) They are also extremely painful and appear often times on the buttocks (although, I've had them on my face). Also, acne is natural and not dangerous, like Staph. If it is staph, get checked for MRSA as son as possible, its a virus that causes staph infections. I know, I've had it for 3 - 4 years now. Its a pain in the *** (no pun intended)

Answer 9

Both can be treated but a staph infection is caused by bacteria and herpes is a virus. see your doctor if you think you have either

Answer 10

Staph is a bacterial infection and herpes is viral. They are treated in TOTALLY different ways, so you need a proper diagnosis.