My babysitter has MRSA. Any advice please?

Question

My kids don't seem to have it. From what I've read so far it's not that easy to catch. Any doctors out there with advice? Other moms have you had experienced this? What's your advice?

Answer 1

MRSA can be transmitted from person to person fairly
easily, mainly via the hands. It is important to remember
that MRSA rarely causes problems for fit and healthy
people. Many people carry MRSA without knowing it
and never experience any ill effects. (These people are
said to be colonised with MRSA rather than being
infected with it). In most cases, MRSA only poses a
threat when it has the opportunity to get inside the body
and cause an infection, for example via wounds or surgical
scars.

Answer 2

Get him/her AWAY FROM YOUR kids! I know this sounds cold, but your kids come first...

MRSA was known as "the nursing home disease" because many of the elderly/in-firmed were susceptible. Methacillin Resistant Staff Aureus is now a commonly passed on infection. The biggest issue is that your kids are highly susceptible.

Again, GET YOUR KIDS AWAY from the babysitter.

She needs to get treatment and insure that she is no longer a carrier before she gets near your kids again.

Answer 3

first of all, your babysitter needs to get treated. When she goes to get treated, the doctor will give her the advice she needs about contact with your children. If its a wound and the wound stays covered and she WASHES HER HANDS a lot, it should be hard to spread. That being said, I wouldn't recommend her being around your children until she goes to get it treated.

Answer 4

Just use CLOROX disinfectant + LYSOL spray and spray + wipe all the general surfaces in your house (bathrooms, door knobs, etc.) This will help keep the infection rate even lower.