When not treated with antibiotics, yes it is. Personally I have had it and I could not be around any one but my family until I had been on antibiotics for 24 hours.

MRSA is spread through direct skin to skin contact with an infected person or a contaminated surface.

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Is mersa contagious

Anonymous

∙ 11y ago

Updated: 9/7/2023

Yes, MRSA is contagious. MRSA is a skin condition that can potentially threaten your life if you don't receive the right treatment.

Wiki User

∙ 11y ago

What else can I help you with?

Is murfa contagious?

i think you mean MERSA...yes it is.

What is mersa infection?

MERSA and MRSA are the same bacteria, Staph Aureous. When then become resistant to a certain antibiotic called methicillin they then get the designation of methicillin resistant Staph Aureous. The difficulty in treating this super bug is that is is resistant to many, but not all antibiotics.MSRA is a contagious disease that is a strain of bacterial staph infection.

Can a viral infection affect you from sports?

Yes, but if you're contagious, spare your friends and stay away!!!

What is versa disease?

Mersa

Can you get Mersa From a tattoo?

M.R.S.A.: the answer is yes.

If you have mersa can you get a tattoo?

No. Practitioners are required to turn away clients with infectious diseases in Virginia at least.

What is a sentence for the word contagious?

This is not a contagious disease.The virus is contagious.

What is mecer infection for cystic fibrosis?

the only thing I can think of is MRSA or MERSA as doctors sometimes call it

Are there contagious and non contagious colds?

No, all cold viruses are contagious.

What is the comparative and superlative form for the word contagious?

more contagious, most contagious

Is pyorrhea contagious?

Is seborrea contagious?

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