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Can you get a staph infection by touching a paper that an infected person touched?
An elbow that is infected with staph infection will be red and it may have sores on it. In worst cases, the sores are open and oozing.
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no it could be a lot of skin diseases it doesnt meen u have staph
first of all if u have staph keep it covered and clean. and yes staph is contegious!
If the infection wound is around the mouth area, you can be infected with staph from giving CPR. Using a breathing barrier (CPR mask) minimizes risks of transfer.
He should report the condition of the apartment to public health. Because of the risk to his health, he should not attempt to clean this up since he does not have the proper clothing and training.
Staph infection can present in various forms. From simple boils to open ulcers. The primary concern of Staph is whether or not it is antibiotic resistant. Once identified and treated, boil style staph need be kept clean avoid damaging the area. Ulcerous staph infections need to be kept very clean, dressed with and antibiotic ointment and kept as dry as possible.
In some cases yes in some cases no, see it also depends on how much the cat is infected, if your really concerned, you should talk to a vet, and that will really help.
You can contact staph from your dog but it is rare when good hygiene practices are in place. Your dog can harbor the bacteria and transmit it through cut or scrap on the owners skin when they come in contact with bedding or infected skin.
If you are asking the question, "How do you know if you have a staph infection?," the answer is: You must go to the doctor. The doctor can determine the presence of a staph infection by drawing blood and testing the blood for staph presence. Usually, a more direct means of detecting the variety of infection is to biopsy an area of the body which is suspected to be infected. Staph infections usually have very common telltale signs that would lead a pathologist to think that staph is the problem. Ultimately it would require a sample of the are that a doctor thinks is infected. The sample taken will be given to a microbiologist of some nature, tested in a lab, and given a definitive definition after it meets the standards of cell structure, virulence, and pathological definition.