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Is MRSA viral or bacterial?
MRSA is a form of staph. Staph is bacterial
Why does MRSA happen?
Bacterial infection.
What are some bacterial diseases that have no cure?
MRSA
What can mrsa do to you?
MRSA is a serious bacterial infection. In extreme cases it can cause loss of limbs or even death.
Can MRSA be caused from mold or mildew?
MRSA - Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus. It is a bacterial infection, not a fungal infection.
Is Meningitis worse that MRSA?
Viral Meningitis isn't as severe as Bacterial meningitis. Bacterial meningitis left untreated can cause tissue damage on the brain, seizures, and death. MRSA is short for "methicillin resistant staph aeurous" or staph that is resistant to a strong antibiotic called methicillin. Once in your body MRSA will stay they, you can have outbreaks in the form of boils or it may lie dormant.
Is mrsa more contagious than other species if staph?
MRSA is a contagious bacterial infection that spreads through direct skin to skin contact with people, or by touching contaminated surfaces.
Is mrsa more contagious than other species of staph?
MRSA is a contagious bacterial infection that spreads through direct skin to skin contact with people, or by touching contaminated surfaces, however MRSA can also move through air. People with active MRSA or Staph infections are more contagious, but even MRSA carriers who are not infected can spread it to others causing infections.
Which type of bacterial agent is highly contagious which can put health care workers at an increased risk of infection?
MRSA is a type of bacterial agent that is highly contagious and which can put healthcare workers at an increased risk of infection. MRSA stands for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and it is also known as the super bug.
Is MRSA terminal?
MRSA is a serious staph bacterial infection. Referred to as the "flesh eating bacteria", it can cause such severe skin and tissue infection that surgeons must cut off a patient's hands, feet, or whole limbs to stop the advancing infection. In the worst cases, MRSA can kill.
How to determine Bacterial load?
By pour plate and then counting the colonies.
What is the most deadly bacteria?
MRSA, in my mind, is the worst bacterial infection. I had a relative die from a MRSA infection caught in an OR in a Hospital, and had a relative visit the OR in a hospital (not the same Hospital where it was transmitted in the OR) and also caught MRSA. Forbes (see related link) lists several deadly bacteria which includes 1 fungal infection as well.
