MRSA: The Flesh Eating Super Bug

The medical term for MRSA is Methicillin -resistant staphylococcus aureus. It is a type of bacteria that is antibiotic resistant. MRSA starts out looking like a tiny spider bite. Over a short period of time the infection area swells up and fill with pus which than takes on an appearance of an abcess or a boil. The infected area can be very painful. If an abcess like boil shows than surgery will be needed for it to be removed. The area is usually lanced and drained. The area will than need to be packed to make sure the infection does not come back in the area. And it will need to be repacked once a week until the area is clear of infection such as the green colored pus.

MRSA can be spread by contact. You can get MRSA if you touch a person who has MRSA or if you touch something that an infected person has touched. A few ways to try to prevent yourself and love ones from getting MRSA are: Wash your hands thoroughly. Use sopa and water or an alcohol based hand sanitizer. A simple trick to make sure your hands are washed thoroughly would be recite the alphabet while washing your hands to make sure you took enough time to cleanse them. One should always cover cuts and scrapes with a bandage. Also keep in mind that you should never touch another person's wounds or bandages. Never share personal items such a towels or razors. You should also machine dry all clothes because the heat from the dryer will kill all and any bacteria that is present.