How can you get MRSA (The "Superbug")?

Question

I heard it on the knews, and I am most anxious and frightened;;
I'm sure many of you have also heard about MRSA on the news recently. I know it's Bacteria and not a virus. :\ I don't need a lecture.

I just need to know the different ways you can get it,
So I can steer clear of it and keep myself aware and avoid it.

Thanks so much!
Peace and love <3

Answer 1

Just maintain clean habits; washing your hands often, wearing clean clothes, don't share food/utensils, etc. Don't become a germophobe, just maintain clean habits. Then you should be safe from that and many other common ailments.

Answer 2

A lot of people tell you not to worry. You should worry. It has spread rapidly over the U.S. closing many wards in hospitals, schools, and it will continue to get worse. I have a friend who's son has it and it is nasty. It has killed more people than Aids. Anyway, wash hands well, don't use the same razors, and avoid skin to skin contact with infected people. They say it looks like a pimple when it starts, then acts like a boil with pus and infection. There are different strains of this but they all seem to be pretty bad in my opinion.

Answer 3

Your best defense against the over-hyped "superbug", MRSA, is to be aware of your immediate surroundings, practice even stricter personal hygiene--and wash hands when necessary.

Avoid as best possible, skin contact in public restrooms, floors (even shiny "clean" ones"), hospital exam tables used by others frequently and surfaces in gyms--where sweaty people share workout tables. Law enforcement and corrections personnel should take cautions against skin contact on commonly shared surfaces in jails and prisons--where sanitation is disregarded by inmates with not much left to lose.

Make good use of powerful household disinfectants and sanitizers on kitchen and bathroom floors and their surfaces. Spray disinfectant sprays on surfaces---allowing them to AIR DRY, which makes their effectiveness better than wipe drying.

Staph bacterial germs are constantly on our bodies, so it's best to weaken them by taking daily showers or baths, so to prevent their growth, strength and infection.

Answer 4

Typical MRSA exposure happens when you are a hospital patient and care is done on you by a health care worker who is not wearing gloves or didn't wash their hands after taking care of another patient.
Infection can be spread in multiple ways, so my best advice would be, if you are going to visit someone in the hospital, don't touch anything, and be sure to not put your hands near any of your own body openings until you've washed your hands. If you are going to be a patient, make sure EVERYONE who does care on you washes their hands first, and puts on a fresh pair of gloves with you watching. I would also say to them, "I didn't see you wash your hands, can you wash your hands before you touch me?" If they say that they did it already, say that you didn't see them, and you are not trying to upset them, but you are PETRIFIED of Mrsa, so please wash your hands again. If they refuse, you have the right to refuse care.

Answer 5

Skin to skin contact, not washing your hands, licking a bloody boil off of some one's skin, etc. Try not to worry too much, it has been around for a while, its just now making its way to the general public news which tends to create anxiety for the masses.