his is a medical question what is staph?

Answer 1

Staphylococcus: A group of bacteria that cause a multitude of diseases. Under a microscope, Staphylococcus bacteria are round and bunched together. They can cause illness directly by infection, or indirectly through products they make, such as the toxins responsible for food poisoning and toxic shock syndrome. The best known member of the Staphylococcus family is Staphylococcus aureus. Staphylococcus are the main culprit in hospital-acquired infections, and cause thousands of deaths every year.

Staph Infection
(Staphylococcus Aureus)
What is Staphylococcus?
Staphylococcus is group of bacteria, familiarly known as Staph, that can (and do) cause a multitude of diseases. Staph bacteria can cause illness directly by infection (such as in the skin) or indirectly through products they make such as toxins responsible for food poisoning and toxic shock syndrome.

The name "Staphylococcus" comes from the Greek staphyle meaning a bunch of grapes + kokkos meaning berry, and that is exactly what Staph look like under the microscope, like a bunch of grape or little round berries. (In technical terms, these are gram-positive, facultative anaerobic, usually unencapsulated cocci.)
What are complications of Staph infections?

Staph infection can be simple and localized, such as with impetigo of the skin. It can, however, become widespread, by infecting the blood. It can thereby seed to various areas of the body, such as the bone, kidneys, or heart. This spreading occurs more commonly in persons with abnormally suppressed immune systems.

Scalded skin syndrome is a potentially serious side effect of infection with the Staph (Staphylococcus) bacteria that produces a specific protein which loosens the "cement" holding the various layers of the skin together. This allows blister formation and sloughing of the top layer of skin. If it occurs over large body regions it can be deadly (just like a large surface area of the body having been burned). It is necessary to treat scalded skin syndrome with intravenous antibiotics and to protect the skin from allowing dehydration to occur if large areas peel off. The disease occurs predominantly in children under 5 years of age. It is known formally as Staphyloccoccal scalded skin syndrome and as Ritter disease.

Answer 2

Staph is a type of infection that is caused by a very bad strain of bacteria that can cause people to really be sick and possibly cause death. It is highly contageous and does not limit itself to anyone. It spreads very easily and anyone with staph infection needs to be avoided except by people that are trained to care for them in a way that does not spread the infection to themselves or others. Staph is spread in hospitals very rapidly because no one practices the antiviral techniques as they should. So, stay away from anyone that has it unless the medical staff teach you how to dress and handle the situation. Good luck if you know someone that has it.

Answer 3

staph is a micro organism that appears in clusters its full name is staphilococcus this bacteria inhabits your mouth but some species of this bacteria are very dangerous and require antibiotics because of the serious infections they cause. An example is gonorrhea caused by a coffee bean shape diplococcus transmitted sexually. another staph. aureus another menace.see your medical doctor. this info is from my med. tech experience in school.

Answer 4

staphylococcus aureus bacteria. It is a bacterium that is very common. Many people have it 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.