How can I help decrease the spread of staph in my area?

Question

there are a lot of reported cases of staph in the town I live in...how can I help prevent it, for myself and others?

Answer 1

MRSA - Antibiotic-Resistant “Staphylococcus aureus” Skin Infections

A huge number of people are being diagnosed with MRSA (skin infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus - staph bacteria) that are resistant to many known and previously used antibiotics (the drugs that kill bacteria). These resistant strains of staph are commonly known as “MRSA” (Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus).

Staph bacteria are most often found in the nasal passages and on the skin of people. Most of the time, staph carried in the nose or on the skin does not cause infection. When it does, it usually causes minor infections, such as boils or abscesses. However, sometimes staph can cause more serious infections such as pneumonia, joint, and bloodstream infections. These are serious infections and require immediate treatment.

Staph infections often begin when staph bacteria enter the body through an injury to the skin, such as a cut or graze or surgical proceedure. Symptoms of a staph skin infection include redness, warmth, swelling, tenderness of the skin and boils or blisters.

The Spread Of Staph

Even the cleanest person can get a staph infection. Staph can rub off the skin of an infected person and onto the skin of another person when they have prolonged skin to skin contact. Staph from an infected person can also get onto a commonly shared item or surface and then get onto the skin of the person who touches it next. Examples of commonly shared items are towels, benches in saunas or hot tubs and athletic equipment - in other words, anything that could have touched the skin of a staph infected person can carry the bacteria to the skin of another person.

Preventing Staph Infections

Clean your hands and skin often. Spray with The New Silver Solution. Avoid prolonged skin-to-skin contact with anyone you suspect could have a staph skin infection. Do not share personal items (e.g. razors, towels, etc.) with other persons and keep your towels and clothes clean. Clean items that you share with other people (e.g. towels, razors, athletic equipment) before you use them.

Actions To Take If You Think You Have A Staph Infection

If you suspect that you might have a staph skin infection, consult your healthcare provider as soon as possible. Early treatment can help prevent the infection from getting worse. Be sure to follow all the directions your healthcare provider gives you, even when you start to feel better. If you are prescribed antibiotics, finish all of the doses because incomplete treatment of staph infections can lead to antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The New Silver Solution can be taken with antibiotics, in fact, tests have proven that using The New Silver Solution in conjunction with antibiotics enables deeper and more penetrative ability in killing staph bacteria.

If my healthcare provider has told me that I have an antibiotic-resistant staph (MRSA) skin infection, what can I do to keep others from getting infected?

Please take the following steps to prevent the spread of antibiotic-resistant staph skin infection to others:

1. Treat area with The New Silver Solution. Keep the infected area covered with clean, dry bandages. Pus, Mucus and drainage from an infected wound is very infectious.

2. Thoroughly wash your hands frequently with soap and warm water, especially after changing bandages or touching the infected skin. Throw away used dressings promptly and spray your hands with The New Silver Solution.

3. Regularly clean and disinfect your bathroom and personal items. Wash soiled towels, bedding and clothes with hot water. Bleach when possible. Drying bedding and clothes in a hot-air dryer, rather than air-drying also helps kill bacteria. Wipe down surfaces with The New Silver Solution.

4. Inform any healthcare providers who treat you, that you have a history of an antibiotic-resistant staph (MRSA) skin infection and that you are using The New Silver Solution to fight the infection.

5. Ensure that you take The New Silver Solution internally, on a daily basis.

6. Do not share razors, towels or similar items with other people.

If you have questions about MRSA, please talk with your health care provider. Most Doctors and especially Surgeons, will recommend the use of The New Silver Solution.

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Answer 2

Dear Dino,
Staphylococcus aureus (a.K.A. Staph.), is everywhere. 60% of North Americans have staph on their skin and are symptomless. & that group is as hygenic as the rest. The bug is in the soil, air, and on all manner of surfaces. Staph only gets nasty & out of control, when we suffer a cut or puncture wound. It can then get into the body and can then get real ugly. All cuts should be treated a.s.a.p. and covered with a sterile cover (i.e. dressing, but NOT salad dressing!, that's soo messy). Incidentally, the S. aureus or S. epidermidis bacteria hide-out in the nose. hand washing is a great idea, especially if we work in a medical setting, (a.k.a. microbiological "sewers"), or other areas where we come into contact with other people or objects touched by others. Generally, our immune systems are capable of killing Staph. infections, if we are healthy. (i.e. eg. we are not on immunosuppressive drugs or have A.I.D.S., etc.). In other words, Staph is everywhere, & cannot be gotten rid of, failing a very hot nuclear war with plenty of radiation exposure, or a thorough dusting of the neighbourhood with napalm or white phophorus.(that "cure" is worse than the disease). The Doc. does NOT recommend it!
The best prevention is too be healthy, eat healthily, exercise, & get a decent amount of sleep, and let our immune systems keep the bacterium & many others in check.
If you must get rid of the bug from your skin, ( and outer body) you can by doing the following:
1) regular full body washes with Phisohex®,( a.k.a. hexachlorophene).
2) treating the inside nasal cavity with an antibiotic ointment called mupirocin®.
You'll need prescriptions for both these medicines.
Maintaining good health is a better alternative.
Frequent handwashing is highly recommended in a hospital or other medical setting, Frequent handwashing say at home where there are no active cases of staph cellulitis or septicemia, is overkill. (also chapped hands).
All the best & good luck whatever you choose to do.
Regards.
Doc. Dan.
Staph. aureus is susceptible to antibiotic, (the micro-orgaanism is a bacterium,), e.g. cloxacillin or dicloxacilin.
M.R.S.A. Staph. (multidrug resistant staph), is generally treated with i.v. vancomycin (or avoparcin, etc.) and V.R.S.A. staph. is treated with 4'th. generation tetracyclines and several newly approved antibiotics.

Answer 3

Kudos for having concern in this matter for yourself and others. Frequent hand washing is important with regular soap and water. Try not to panic unnecessarily. MRSA has been around since the 1960's. It is a steadily growing problem, and a serious one - but taking general sanitary precautions is the best measure.

Also, don't take antibiotics when you don't need to. If a doctor prescribes them, finish the prescribed doseage. Don't stop when you feel better - you may still carry the bacteria. And remember - Antibiotics don't help colds!

Answer 4

wash your hands, use antibacterial gel and do things to improve your immunity like taking garlic, olive leaf extract, oil of oregano or pouring some peroxide in your ear canal let sit for a min then drain out, this helps to reduce infections as well.

Answer 5

The most obvious answer: avoid people. If you do not come into contact with a sick person, you will not become sick.
Next: isolate the sick, keep them quarantined. It was successful for centuries!

Answer 6

the single most effective preventive is to wash your hands, at least every hour, or each time you come in contact with a public surface, I carry hand sanitizer with me everywhere.

Answer 7

Wash your hands often and keep your home clean.

Answer 8

Move.