2006-10-11 12:01:41 · 7 answers · asked by Terri L 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
AGAIN, WHAT IS MRSA???
2006-10-11 12:30:18 · answer #1 · answered by 2"CUTE"2B30 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Kinda. It stands for Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus. It's a staph infection resistant to certain drugs. Most patients with MRSA are placed on contact precautions. Basically you shouldn't touch a person with MRSA without gloves on and if your clothes are likely to have a lot of contact with the person then you should wear an isolation gown. Visitors are strongly encouraged to also wash their hands both before and after visiting the patient. These people that are on contact precautions have MRSA in a wound or in their urine usually. However, if it in their sputum, then visitors need to wear a mask while in the room with the patient. The patient could cough, you (the visitor) breath it in, and you get MRSA. The mask definitely needs to be worn within 3 feet of the patient--especially if the patient is coughing a lot.
2006-10-11 12:08:00 · answer #2 · answered by RN806 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes mrsa is very contagious it is spread mostly by the hands and not washing them after contact with the patient with mrsa but will only affect people with open wounds i know this well has my husband had it and lost both legs through it
2006-10-11 12:12:06 · answer #3 · answered by lyndloo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is contagious. Usually one gets it when their health has become compromised. Especially if you become compromised in a hospital setting were MRSA is pretty common.
2006-10-12 02:00:16 · answer #4 · answered by CJBig 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES IN THE UK MRSA IS CONSTANLTY SPREAD FROM HOSPITALS BY PATIENTS AND VISITORS EVEN BY WORKERS LIKE CLEANERS MRSA IS A BIG KILLER HERE IN THE UK MAINLY ATTACKING THE ELDERLY
2006-10-11 12:09:43 · answer #5 · answered by scouse2026 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-10-11 12:04:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ABSOLUTELY it is.
2006-10-11 12:06:38 · answer #7 · answered by St♥rmy Skye 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋