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What is a localized staph infection?

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∙ 14y ago

Updated: 9/7/2023

A localized staph infection is confined to a ring of dead and dying white blood cells and bacteria. The skin above it feels warm to the touch. Most of these abscesses eventually burst, and pus leaking onto the skin can cause new infections.

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How do you spread staph infection?

The correct spelling is "staph infection." "Staph" is shorthand for staphylococcus, a kind of bacteria.

Can a yeast infection cause an staph infection?

A yeast infection is caused by a fungus, and staph by a bacterium; but a yeast infection of the skin can cause skin compromise that makes it easier for a staph infection to occur.

What would cause a staph infection in your groin?

Staph

What is the infection rate for staph infection?

30% of people in the U.S carry staph bacteria in their skin.

Is Hepatitis a staph infection?

Staph is not a typical cause of hepatitis.

Is cellulose caused from a staph infection in humans?

Cellulose is a starch made by plants; it is not made by staph infection.

How do you treat staph infection in neck?

why would you have a staph infection in the neck? What is the cause of this?

What are the symptoms of a staph infection on or in the nose?

General staph infection info: http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/2109.html

How do you prevent staph infection?

In order to be safe from staph Infection you gotta bath and continue washing your hands

Can you fake a staph infection?

How does a unharmful staphylococcus turn into MRSA?

MRSA stands for methicilin-resistant staph aureus. MRSA is a type of staph, and a MRSA infection is a kind of staph infection.

Can a person get a staph infection from a dog scratch IF they can is the staph infection contagious?

They are highly infections, not just to dogs, but to humans as well.

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