ok...if you have already gotten staph infection, are you immune to it? i heard it is really deadly and there arent any cures for it. it is going around on the east coast...and thats where my bf is. someone in school already died from it i think. can it come back once you have already had it?
thanks
2007-10-26 05:24:58 · 8 answers · asked by ♥jam06.26.10.♥ 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
No, you are not automatically immune. There are several species of Staphylococcus, and several strains of each species. You have Staph epidermidis on your skin right now. Everyone does, and that's the most likely cause of staph infections on broken skin. Plus, bacteria aren't like viruses, having antibodies doesn't automatically mean you can't get it again.
The one that's getting lots of attention right now is MRSA, methicillin resistant Staph aureus. Staph aureus can be normal for some people, usually in the nose, and not cause disease, but some strains can cause infections. If the S. aureus isn't MRSA, it can be treated with common antibiotics, if it is MRSA, you have to treat it with a specific one, vancomycin. The trouble is, sometimes they don't know that it's MRSA until it's too late. Which is why it can be dangerous.
But, despite the media hype, overall infection rates aren't rising very much, and it would still be pretty unlikely that your boyfriend would get MRSA. Even if he did, doctors and labs there are on the lookout for it now, and he could get treated early enough that it would just be like any other infection. So, no need to be too worried.
2007-10-26 05:35:12 · answer #1 · answered by Emmy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why look for a cure, when you can prevent getting it in the first place? Prevention is always better than any cure.
MRSA is a persistant bacterium that develops resistance to many medical antibiotics. Not all Staphylococcus aureus infections are MRSA - resistant to Methicillin.
However, there are now Staph infections that are resistant to Penicillin, Methicillin, Amoxicillin, Oxacillin and Vancomycin.
Records so far indicate that there are 19 different strains of Staph and more are likely to emerge. New animal strains are now being found, that are carried to humans.
If you want to prevent Staph Infections and a lot more, take a look at this product. It's called The New Silver Solution.
http://www.mrsamedical.com/
2007-10-26 09:04:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You are not immune to staph once you have had the infection. Hand washing is key in preventing the spread of the germs. Every time you walk into your house take off your coat and wash your hands immediately. Also wash your hands before you eat ANYTHING, even just a simple snack. This alone will prevent much of what is happening on campuses.
2007-10-26 05:34:34 · answer #3 · answered by bevrossg 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People with a healthy immune-system are a lot less exposed to an infection. Therefore you find it rather in hospitals.
My daughter got one after a surgical when she had a chemotherapy but she recovered at home.
2007-10-26 05:32:09 · answer #4 · answered by TheAlchymist 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok there is the staph super bug...it has no known cures and you die pretty fast..then there is regular staph. it is treatable. once u have staph it can come back if u get a wound.
2007-10-26 05:29:07 · answer #5 · answered by mim 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Here is a website that can give you a LOT of info!
www.inpursuitofwellness.info
Knowledge is power!
2007-10-26 05:52:58 · answer #6 · answered by ycosacchi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no,you just need to go to the doctors and get some medicine
2007-10-26 05:33:46 · answer #7 · answered by bige 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes it can come back
2007-10-26 05:27:14 · answer #8 · answered by dumplingmuffin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋