MRSA Contagious

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Staph is a shorthand way to talk about the Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, which is a common cause of skin infections. Is MRSA contagious? Of course but we will offer alternative answers at the bottom. First, let’s take a look at how to recognize MRSA:

Symptoms of Staph Infections

The symptoms of a MRSA skin infection depend on where the infection is. The staph bacteria can cause:

Boils - an abscess within the skin. Also called a furuncle.
Cellulitis - a localized skin infection, which can make the skin red, painful, and warm.
Folliculitis - an infection of hair follicles.
Impetigo – which causes blisters (bullous impetigo) or honey colored crusted lesions on the skin.
Paronychia - an infection of the skin folds of the nails.
Bacteremia - a blood infection. Deep abscesses - a collection of pus somewhere inside the body.
Endocarditis - an infection on the valves of the heart. Food poisoning.
Lymphadenitis - an infection of a lymph gland, which causes it to be red, swollen, and painful.
Lymphangitis - an infection of the lymph channels that drain to lymph glands, causing red streaks in the skin.
Osteomyelitis - a bone infection.
Scalded skin syndrome.
Septic arthritis - an infection of a joint, like the hip or knee.
Styes - an infection of the glands on the eyelid.
Toxic shock syndrome

The Staphylococcus aureus bacteria can also less commonly cause other infections, including pneumonia, ear infections, and sinusitis that contribute to making MRSA contagious.

What You Need To Know

The S. aureus bacteria commonly live on or colonizes the skin of children and adults. It is especially common to find it in the nose, which can make it easily spread as children pick their nose.
To get rid of staph colonization, it can sometimes help to treat all family members with mupirocin (Bactroban) nasal gel twice a day for 5-7 days, have everyone take weekly Hibiclens (an Antiseptic, Antimicrobial Skin Cleanser) baths, keep all wounds covered, and encourage very frequent handwashing.
Although it can be uncomfortable for your child, having your pediatrician drain an abscess can be the best way to get rid of the infection.
Zyvox (linezolid) is a newer antibiotic that can be used to treat complicated skin and soft tissue infections, including those caused by MRSA, in children. It is rather expensive though and would likely only be prescribed when other antibiotics either weren't working or the staph bacteria was known to be resistant to other more commonly used antibiotics, such as Bactrim and clindamycin.
These are also MRSA contagious tips to follow: Keep bites, scrapes, and rashes clean and covered to prevent them from getting infected by the staph bacteria. Encourage kids to avoid sharing towels, razors, sports equipment, and other personal items at school and in the locker room, where spreading staph infections seems to be common.

The Ultimate MRSA Treatment and Protection Package

The discussion above, like many other standard medical descriptions, neglect to discuss natural solutions to MRSA contagious situations. When we first began to see the symptoms of MRSA, we began to understand how serious MRSA is. However, before antibiotics, scientists were very excited about the anti-bacterial power of essential oils! They were just not as profitable as antibiotics.

There is now new research that confirms the original studies as to the power of essential oils and monolaurin to kill MRSA. We spent a tremendous amount of time to produce the first complete natural treatment system for MRSA. It involves:

An external Ultimate Staph Treatment,
An internal direct MRSA treatment and immune system strengthener, and
Household environment antibacterial system to protect loved ones.

If you, or some you love, has symptoms of MRSA, we invite you take a closer look at how our system is so effective in fighting MRSA. Visit the main MRSA articles on our site for a more complete explanation of our 5-Step MRSA Treatment Plan.

Updated at 5/12/2009 10:42:47 AM