Will i catch MRSA from my work colleague?Is it contagious?

Answer 1

sure you can catch it, its a virus. there are two forms of it, one you could catch through contact, and one is respiratory. i work in a hospital and these patients are isolated and to go in to see them the docs and nurses that are going to be in contact gown and glove. if i am supposed to enter the room i opt out just to eliminate any risks. mrsa is a medication resistant virus, thats why its hard to treat. is your coworker at work? is he on antibiotics? if hes working under doctors ok, then perhaps he has a mild form of it and its ok.. i wouldnt go hugging and kissing or touch alot of the same stuff as them. call your doctor to ease your mind. if you start having a bad cough i would go to the doctor.

Answer 2

Imagine yourself on an escalotor in a department store on a very bust saturday afternoon. Everyone is holding the hand rail. Let's say there are 150 people on the escalator. At least 65-75 % of them will be carrying the MRSA bug.
MRSA is NOT a problem until it gets into an open wound, that is when the problems start.
You may already have MRSA and don't know it. But it's not worth worrying about. Honest!`

Answer 3

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 colonized 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 4

MRSA lives on us all, and for the most part it does no harm to a healthy person. Problems happen when there is breaks in the skin or ill health in general. MRSA can be killed easily using alcohol lotions.

Answer 5

It's VERY contagious. Is your colleague coming to work with open sores? Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureas spreads through hospitals by contact. They can hardly control it. Get the facts about your colleague's condition before spreading panic in the workplace, but I would be careful about sharing any work surfaces, keyboards, etc. I don't know if it's airborne. Nasty stuff, fer sure!