i have a sore throat and a earache can this be MRSA??

Question

my upper throat hurt, and i have an earache in myleft ear, what do yu think it is. The scare of MRSA is frightining. so can anyone help??

Answer 1

You probably have an ear infection or sinus problems. See your doctor when you can. MRSA is not as bad as you are hearing it. I work in the medical field and everyone has it. It just doesn't show up or take effect unless you are sick or your immune system is compromised.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a type of bacteria that is resistant to certain antibiotics. These antibiotics include methicillin and other more common antibiotics such as oxacillin, penicillin and amoxicillin. Staph infections, including MRSA, occur most frequently among persons in hospitals and healthcare facilities (such as nursing homes and dialysis centers) who have weakened immune systems.

MRSA infections that occur in otherwise healthy people who have not been recently (within the past year) hospitalized or had a medical procedure (such as dialysis, surgery, catheters) are known as community-associated (CA)-MRSA infections. These infections are usually skin infections, such as abscesses, boils, and other pus-filled lesions.

Wash your hands when they feel dirty, before eating, after using the bathroom, etc... That is the most effective way to prevent a spread of infection.

http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/understanding-mrsa-methicillin-resistant-staphylococcus-aureus
What is MRSA?
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a bacterium that causes infections in different parts of the body. It's tougher to treat than most strains of staphylococcus aureus -- or staph -- because it's resistant to some commonly used antibiotics.

The symptoms of MRSA depend on where you're infected. Most often, it causes mild infections on the skin, causing pimples or boils. But it can also cause more serious skin infections or infect surgical wounds, the bloodstream, the lungs, or the urinary tract.


Though most MRSA infections aren't serious, some can be life-threatening. Many public health experts are alarmed by the spread of tough strains of MRSA. Because it's hard to treat, MRSA is sometimes called a "super bug."

What causes it?
Garden-variety staph are common bacteria that can live on our bodies. Plenty of healthy people carry staph without being infected by it. In fact, 25-30% of us have staph bacteria in our noses.

But staph can be a problem if it manages to get into the body, often through a cut. Once there, it can cause an infection. Staph is one of the most common causes of skin infections in the U.S. Usually, these are minor and don't need special treatment. Less often, staph can cause serious problems like infected wounds or pneumonia.

Staph can usually be treated with antibiotics. But over the decades, some strains of staph -- like MRSA -- have become resistant to antibiotics that once destroyed it. MRSA was first discovered in 1961. It's now immune to methicillin, amoxicillin, penicillin, oxacillin, and many other antibiotics.

While some antibiotics still work, MRSA is constantly adapting. Researchers developing new antibiotics are having a tough time keeping up.

Who gets MRSA?
MRSA is spread by contact. So you could get MRSA by touching another person who has it on the skin. Or you could get it by touching objects that have the bacteria on them. MRSA is carried, or "colonized," by about 1% of the population, although most of them aren't infected.

Infections are most common among people who have weak immune systems and are living in hospitals, nursing homes, and other heath care centers. Infections can appear around surgical wounds or invasive devices, like catheters or implanted feeding tubes. Rates of infection in hospitals, especially intensive care units, are rising throughout the world. In U.S. hospitals, MRSA causes up to 40%-50% of staph infections.

Answer 2

I've been told MRSA can be identified by something that looks like a bug bite that won't heal. Well, yes.. you could have MRSA. But you're more likely to have strep, a sore throat, or an ear infection. See an MD before you start diagnosing yourself.

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Sounds like your Eustachian tubes are infected :/ Go see your GP if you havn't already. And like almost everyone else has said, Good nights sleep, and lots of water will help. Good luck in your exam tomorrow.

Answer 5

I don't think so, I have a sore throat and I had an earache yesterday but it's mostly gone now, but I can't breathe!

Answer 6

need an open red sore for MRSA. YOu have a cold.

Answer 7

no. sounds like a sinus infection. The sinuses are all connected with throat and ears. so an infection there would have these symptoms.

Answer 8

Its quite possible its a sinus infection. Ive never had one myself, but my good buddy gets them once a year or so and he has mentioned those are some of the feelings he has. It makes him feel all crappy, but not to the extent it put him out of commission or anything.

Answer 9

MRSA is a type of staphylococcus infection. do you have a rash, or any bumps? if not, then no.

Answer 10

sounds like just a regular cold.....if your throat gets worse, could be strep. go to the doc!!

Answer 11

its just a cold or a sinus infection.