Staph Infections

yes any open cut

Forever. It is in the hair, skin, and who knows what else. When our immune systems get weak, or we somehow get it into our bloodstreams, it becomes a staph infection.

A staph infection can occur anywhere in the body. If you have not seen an Opthalmologist you may even have herpes in your eye. Do not go to an Optomitrist, only an Opthalmologist, the latter is a MEDICAL DOCTOR same as a Neurosurgion, Endocrinologist and the like. An Optometrist does not have the benefit of medical school for 12 plus years. A blood test will show a staph infection is present, and the irritation or pain will show itself in the area of the body affected. So, yes, a staph infection can occur anywhere in the body. Don't wait, get to an Opthalmologist. If you do not have insurance GO TO YOUR COUNTY HOSPITAL. Good Luck, a Staph infection can be cured, herpes a virus cannot but can be treated well. lyn

Once your symptoms cease, you should go back to school. Strep throat is most contagious before symptoms apper in the first place. Wait at least 24 hours before going back, though, because the symptoms might resurface. Take care of your throat and your friends!

Stay away from ANYONE that has has sexual intercourse and not showered. Shower regurarly. Stay out of dirty enviorments. Keep your house clean. Wash clothes daily... to aviod wearing dirty clothes.

It is not very common, but it is possible and more likely to happen in the context of a hospital, prison, or gym/locker room. Staph bacteria are actually present on most people's skin all of the time; an actual infection occurs only when the bacteria invade the skin for some reason. Staph infections can easily take hold through an open wound in the skin (cut, abrasion, other sore), but they can also take hold via a hair follicle--in which case the infection will cause a boil. Men are slightly more susceptible, perhaps in part because they are more likely to use gyms or be in prisons--but also because men have hairier legs and buttocks and the hair follicles there can develop boils.

All that said, it is rather unlikely that a clothed person will contract a staph infection from sitting in a normal chair, no matter where it is located.

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You must finish taking all of the antibiotics. Even if your symptoms have begun to clear up and you are feeling better; if you still have antibiotics left than you are likely still contagious.

Symptoms often begin to go away before you have completed taking all of the medicine, the virus itself however is normally still present and your body is still fighting it off.

People can get staph infections from contaminated objects, but staph bacteria often spread through skin-to-skin contact - the bacteria can be spread from one area of the body to another if someone touches the infected area.

As an emergency veterinarian, I prescribe 22 mg/kg by mouth every 12 hours. It is difficult for owners to give their pets medications 3 times a day for 7-14 days. The standard dose is 22 mg/kg two times daily.

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

I currently am using Doxycycline to treat my extreme case of scalp Folliculitis, they ran some testing to see what other bacteria's grew from the samples and staph was found. They told me to continue taking my pills and to hit the 100 pills I have hard until they run out. It is like 8 days after the appointment, my scalp acne/folliculitis has receded and disappeared. I am going to finish off the rest of the pills and if it comes back make another appointment. So yes, Doxycycline can help treat minor cases of staph infections. But I recommend going to a doctor first and get put on the correct medicine. Self medicating is not something I would consider doing especially with something as serious as Staph.

Yes- a sewer is possibly the dirtiest place there is.

This can be a minor or a major undertaking. The procedure is called an incision and drainage, and involves making an incision (cut) in the skin overlying the fluid collection and draining the fluid from the abscess. All areas of infection must be removed to cure the infection. If the leftover cavity is large enough, it may need to be packed to prevent re-accumulation of infection and allow the cavity to heal from the inside out.

MRSA is not considered an STD. Although you might get it from sex, that's not its primary mode of transmission. You can get the common cold or strep throat during sex, also, but we don't consider those STDs.

Yes, pet rats can carry Staphylococcus bacteria, which can potentially lead to infections in humans. While it's not common for rats to transmit Staph infections, they may harbor the bacteria on their skin or in their environment. Proper hygiene, including regular cleaning of the pet's living space and handwashing after handling, can help minimize the risk of transmission. If a pet rat shows signs of illness, it's important to consult a veterinarian.

Yes it can but generally swabs taken from HS drainage come back negative to any infection.

Not likely but if it's a community-derived MRSA infection you might wonder what the source of his/her infection was. ...Is the person a wrestler or someone who leans on mats or pillows repeatedly with the elbow ?

Many humans incubate MRSA in the nasal passages. Nose to hand to sports equipment seems to be a VERY common transmission route.

Skin that has been sensitized by abrasion or breaks is highly receptive to infection by handling equipment that harbors Staph Aureus.

It doesn't take a genius to figure out that someone rubbing their nose, or picking their nose would be a great candidate to offload the bug to weight lifting equipment, parallel bars towels, etc.

If we had vigorous campaigns to reinforce basic hygene and health education // wash your hands often // keep your fingers away from your nose // sanitize equipment before and after use -- especially for school children and, one of my chief concerns, the mentally ill confined in facilities and group homes -- we could make radical headway in combating the epidemic.

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) is the bug. ...Far more virulent than the hospital variety of staph infection the "community-derived" variety is at epidemic levels. Mass cleaning of equipment like computer monitors doesn't seem to be what is needed rather than cleaning of what people touch, particularly if contact involving "work sensitization" of the skin is likely to follow contamination of the equipment.

For intravenous drug users the danger is immense with infections of the venous system and heart being the worst dangers. ...do drug dealers handle their products with cleanliness in mind ?? Hardly. If someone is fixing a rig for themselves or another it's common in the IV Drug Culture to wipe liquid or fibers off the end of a needle with the fingers as if stripping it upward. An addict helping another will often use the finger tip to stop blood escaping the injection site after fixing the other one up.

The dangers are pretty obvious once understood.

...hope this helps.

Best,

-frank

The decay (Caries) getting on the nerve wont cause a staph infection.

HOWEVER,

Dirty or improperly sterilized instruments, or bacteria on the hands/gloves of the doctor or assistant can cause cross-contamination resulting in staph infection I would think.

Nitrofur-macr, or Nitrofurantion Macrocrystals, is a prescription medication that is used to treat a variety of bacterial infections in the body. The most common bacterial ailments treated include E-coli and staph infections.