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MRSA, the Super Bug Spreading to Urban Poor in US
May 29, 2007 at 2:54 PM
General Health News
Researchers said the superbugs, first seen mainly in hospitals and nursing homes, is now spreading to urban poor settlements. The strain has turned up recently among athletes, prisoners and people who get illegal tattoos.
It is a type of infection caused by a Staphylococcus (or "staph") bacteria.
Called methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, these staph germs can cause skin infections that in rare cases have led to pneumonia, bloodstream infections and a painful, flesh-destroying condition.
Actually, about 25% of people normally carry staph in the nose, mouth, genitals, and anal area. The foot is very prone to pick up bacteria from the floor. The infection often begins with a little cut, which gets infected with bacteria.
These staph infections range from a simple boil to antibiotic-resistant infections to flesh-eating infections. The difference between all these is how deep and how fast the infection spreads, and how treatable it is with antibiotics.
MRSA is hard to treat because the bacteria have developed resistance to the penicillin drug family.
The antibiotic-resistant infections are more common in North America, because of overuse of antibiotics.
The type of staph infection that involves skin is called cellulitis and affects the skin's deeper layers. It is treatable with antibiotics.
This type of infection is very common in the general population -- and more common and more severe in people with weak immune systems. People who have diabetes or weakened immunity are particularly prone to developing cellulitis.
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wojo_22(Guest)
03/13/2009
I HAVE BEEN LIVIVNG WITH CA MRSA FOR 4 YEARS NOW. IT HAS EFFECTED MY WORK,MY CHILDREN NOW HAVE IT,IT EFFECTS THEIR SCHOOL ATTENDANCE,ALONG WITH THE PAIN IT CAUSES,OMG THE PAIN IS HORRIFIC! I AM COMMENTING BECAUSE DOES ANYONE ELSE THINK ITS A LITTLE ODD THAT MRSA ISNT POSTED ALL OVER THE NEWS, THE GOVERMENT SHOULD B TRY'N TO EDUCATE US AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE!!!!!! IF ITS ON YHR NEWS ITS ON THERE FOR A BRIEF MOMENT, BUT IF THERES A COP CHASE IN PERSUIT WE WILL HERE ABOUT IT FOR A WEEK??? I HONESTLY WANT TO BELEIVE THE GOVERMENT IS BEHIND THIS SECRET(MRSA). MRSA WAS PURPOSELY PUT HERE CAUSE THE U.S. IS TO OVER POPULATED. WE WANT ANSWERS AND A DAMN CURE! MRSA IS TAKING OVER MY LIFE..
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