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apettistate345

MRSA: Understand your risk and how to prevent infection - Mayo Clinic - 0 views

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how to prevention mayo clinic HSA EngII

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  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus — or MRSA —
  • highly drug-resistant bacterium
  • MRSA is a type of bacterium that can resist the effects of many common antibiotics.
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  • MRSA first surfaced in hospitals
  • decades
    • kgroves873
      kgroves873 on 03 Sep 14
       
      Its been a problem for decades
  • MRSA that occur in nonhospital settings.
    • kgroves873
      kgroves873 on 03 Sep 14
       
      is now becoming more common
  • An MRSA skin infection looks like a boil, pimple or spider bite that may be: Red Swollen Painful Pus-filled and oozing
  • Back of the neck Groin Buttock Armpit Beard area on men
    • kgroves873
      kgroves873 on 03 Sep 14
       
      where its commonly found
  • Skin-to-skin contact
    • kgroves873
      kgroves873 on 03 Sep 14
       
      how its spread
  • Touching contaminated objects.
    • kgroves873
      kgroves873 on 03 Sep 14
       
      ditto
  • ability makes MRSA infections much more difficult to cure.
  • infections typically affect the skin of otherwise healthy individuals
  • it often caused serious bloodstream infections in people who were sick with other diseases and conditions
  • kgroves873 on 03 Sep 14
     
    Great for over all understanding of disease
bwilliams181

HowStuffWorks "MRSA Prevention" - 1 views

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MRSA Challenge1 prevention EnglishII deflitch

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  • All of the antibacterial soaps and lotions that were supposed to protect all of us from germs and bugs have actually helped MRSA become such powerful bacteria.
  • In the gym: Keeping those personal items that touch your skin all to yourself is a good place to start. Don't let other people borrow your razor, soap, or even towel. If you go to the gym, don't wear the same clothes twice without washing them (use bleach in the load). It also doesn't hurt to take a shower
  • Cuts and scrapes: You can also prevent MRSA infections by cleaning cuts and scrapes with alcohol and properly bandaging them. Be sure to ask your doctor what kind of ointment to use -- antibacterial ointments may only make the MRSA problem worse.
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  • It's also important to have yourself screened if you think you may have a MRSA infection. Stopping the infection before it spreads too deeply greatly increases your chances of avoiding a life-threatening situation.
  • Clean hands: Simply washing your hands helps, too. Throughout the day we touch all manner of things other people have touched: ATMs, doorknobs, flush handles on toilets. It's a good idea to wash your hands as often as possible. The Mayo Clinic also recommends you sanitize your hands with a liquid or gel sanitizer that's at least 62 percent alcohol. This comes in handy whenever there's not a restroom nearby.
  • Your health-care worker: Hospitals house sick people, and health-care workers can easily spread MRSA through improper hand washing. Don't be afraid to ask your healthcare provider to wash his or her hands whenever she touches you. Be sure the workers use alcohol-based disinfectants and soap.
  • Treatment devices: You can also get a leg up on MRSA by making sure that any type of instrument the hospital uses for your treatment or care is sterile. When health-care workers use an instrument for an invasive procedure -- such as dialysis -- ask them to disinfect the area around the point of entry with alcohol.
  • A nice bath: If you're bedridden, you can request to be bathed with disposable cloths and disinfectant instead of reusable towels and soap and water.
makaylarb

MRSA infection Causes - Mayo Clinic - 0 views

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  • Staph bacteria are normally found on the skin or in the nose of about one-third of the population.
  • bacteria are generally harmless unless they enter the body through a cut or other wound, and even then they usually cause only minor skin problems in healthy people.
  • MRSA is the result of decades of often unnecessary antibiotic use.
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  • antibiotics have been prescribed for colds, flu and other viral infections that don't respond to these drugs
  • antibiotics are used appropriately, they contribute to the rise of drug-resistant bacteria because they don't destroy every germ they target.
  • "staph,"
  • ess than 2 percent of the population carries the type of staph bacteria known as MRSA.
  • cwilson817 on 09 Sep 14
     
    MRSA infection causes
Sa'Bachthani-Jasmine Richardson

MRSA infection - Mayo Clinic - 0 views

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MRSA Challenge1 MRSAGoogleGroup

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  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is caused by a strain of staph bacteria that's become resistant to the antibiotics commonly used to treat ordinary staph infections
  • Most MRSA infections occur in people who've been in hospitals or other health care settings
  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is caused by a strain of staph bacteria that's become resistant to the antibiotics commonly used to treat ordinary staph infections.
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  • HA-MRSA infections typically are associated with invasive procedures or devices, such as surgeries, intravenous tubing or artificial joints.
  • This form, community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA), often begins as a painful skin boil.
  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is caused by a strain of staph bacteria that's become resistant to the antibiotics commonly used to treat ordinary staph infections.
  • Most MRSA infections occur in people who've been in hospitals or other health care settings, such as nursing homes and dialysis centers. When it occurs in these settings, it's known as health care-associated MRSA (HA-MRSA). HA-MRSA infections typically are associated with invasive procedures or devices, such as surgeries, intravenous tubing or artificial joints.
  • Another type of MRSA infection has occurred in the wider community — among healthy people
  • pread by skin-to-skin contact. At-risk populations include groups such as high school wrestlers, child care workers and people who live in crowded conditions.
  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is caused by a strain of staph bacteria that's become resistant to the antibiotics commonly used to treat ordinary staph infections. Most MRSA infections occur in people who've been in hospitals or other health care settings, such as nursing homes and dialysis centers. When it occurs in these settings, it's known as health care-associated MRSA (HA-MRSA). HA-MRSA infections typically are associated with invasive procedures or devices, such as surgeries, intravenous tubing or artificial joints. Another type of MRSA infection has occurred in the wider community — among healthy people. This form, community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA), often begins as a painful skin boil. It's spread by skin-to-skin contact. At-risk populations include groups such as high school wrestlers, child care workers and people who live in crowded conditions.
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      szapata805 on 10 Sep 14
       
      Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is caused by a strain of staph bacteria that's become resistant to the antibiotics commonly used to treat ordinary staph infections. Most MRSA infections occur in people who've been in hospitals or other health care settings, such as nursing homes and dialysis centers. When it occurs in these settings, it's known as health care-associated MRSA (HA-MRSA). HA-MRSA infections typically are associated with invasive procedures or devices, such as surgeries, intravenous tubing or artificial joints. Another type of MRSA infection has occurred in the wider community - among healthy people. This form, community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA), often begins as a painful skin boil. It's spread by skin-to-skin contact. At-risk populations include groups such as high school wrestlers, child care workers and people who live in crowded conditions.
  • strain of staph bacteria that's become resistant to the antibiotics commonly used to treat ordinary staph infections.
  • Most MRSA infections occur in people who've been in hospitals or other health care settings, such as nursing homes and dialysis centers.
  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is caused by a strain of staph bacteria that's become resistant to the antibiotics commonly used to treat ordinary staph infections.
  • Most MRSA infections occur in people who've been in hospitals or other health care settings, such as nursing homes and dialysis centers. When it occurs in these settings, it's known as health care-associated MRSA
  • Most MRSA infections occur in people who've been in hospitals or other health care settings, such as nursing homes and dialysis centers. When it occurs in these settings, it's known as health care-associated MRSA (HA-MRSA). HA-MRSA infections typically are associated with invasive procedures or devices, such as surgeries, intravenous tubing or artificial joints.
  • Most MRSA infections occur in people who've been in hospitals or other health care settings, such as nursing homes and dialysis centers.
  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is caused by a strain of staph bacteria that's become resistant to the antibiotics commonly used to treat ordinary staph infections.
    • Sa'Bachthani-Jasmine Richardson
      Sa'Bachthani-Jasmine Richardson on 18 Sep 15
       
      we are actually looking for hospital acquired sickness
    • Sa'Bachthani-Jasmine Richardson
      Sa'Bachthani-Jasmine Richardson on 18 Sep 15
       
      remember we are looking for hospital acquired sickness
  • szapata805 on 10 Sep 14
     
    "Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is caused by a strain of staph bacteria that's become resistant to the antibiotics commonly used to treat ordinary staph infections. Most MRSA infections occur in people who've been in hospitals or other health care settings, such as nursing homes and dialysis centers. When it occurs in these settings, it's known as health care-associated MRSA (HA-MRSA). HA-MRSA infections typically are associated with invasive procedures or devices, such as surgeries, intravenous tubing or artificial joints. Another type of MRSA infection has occurred in the wider community - among healthy people. This form, community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA), often begins as a painful skin boil. It's spread by skin-to-skin contact. At-risk populations include groups such as high school wrestlers, child care workers and people who live in crowded conditions."
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  • junpark126 on 12 Sep 14
     
    cause
  • taliyahcarter845 on 06 Sep 15
     
    What does mrsa stand for and how it is caused
  • tjohnson472 on 06 Sep 15
     
    "Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is caused by a strain of staph bacteria that's become resistant to the antibiotics commonly used to treat ordinary staph infections."
evuvuu

MRSA infection Symptoms - Mayo Clinic - 0 views

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mrsa Challenge 1 Prevention infection

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  • Staph
    • kanderson956
      kanderson956 on 07 Sep 14
       
      MRSA is a type of staph infection
  • small red bumps that resemble pimples, boils or spider bites.
  • quickly turn into deep, painful abscesses
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  • surgical draining
  • burrow deep into the body
  • Do not attempt to treat an MRSA infection yourself. You could worsen it or spread it to others.
  • causing potentially life-threatening infections in bones, joints, surgical wounds, the bloodstream, heart valves and lungs.
  • Keep an eye on minor skin problems — pimples, insect bites, cuts and scrapes — especially in children. If wounds become infected, see your doctor.
  • start as small red bumps that resemble pimples, boils or spider bites. These can quickly turn into deep, painful abscesses that require surgical draining. Sometimes the bacteria remain confined to the skin.
  • Keep an eye on minor skin problems — pimples, insect bites, cuts and scrapes — especially in children. If wounds become infected, see your doctor. Do not attempt to treat an MRSA infection yourself. You could worsen it or spread it to others.
  • area might be:
  • Staph skin infections, including MRSA, generally start as swollen, painful red bumps that might resemble pimples or spider bites
  • Warm to the touch Full of pus or other drainage Accompanied by a fever
  • Keep an eye on minor skin problems — pimples, insect bites, cuts and scrapes — especially in children.
  • wounds appear infected or are accompanied by a fever, see your doctor.
  • kanderson956 on 07 Sep 14
     
    Symptoms
  • taliyahcarter845 on 06 Sep 15
     
    When you get mrsa
kanderson956

MRSA infection Risk factors - Diseases and Conditions - Mayo Clinic - 0 views

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meningitis diseases

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  • Being hospitalized. MRSA remains a concern in hospitals, where it can attack those most vulnerable — older adults and people with weakened immune systems. Having an invasive medical device. Medical tubing — such as intravenous lines or urinary catheters — can provide a pathway for MRSA to travel into your body. Residing in a long-term care facility. MRSA is prevalent in nursing homes. Carriers of MRSA have the ability to spread it, even if they're not sick themselves.
    • kanderson956
      kanderson956 on 07 Sep 14
       
      Risk factors for HA-MRSA
kanderson956

MRSA infection Complications - Diseases and Conditions - Mayo Clinic - 0 views

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meningitis diseases complications conditions

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  • MRSA infections may affect your: Bloodstream Lungs Heart Bones Joints
shaneep110

Hepatitis B Definition - Diseases and Conditions - Mayo Clinic - 0 views

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EnglishII HSA Challenge1 HepABC GoogleGroups

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  • Hepatitis B is a serious liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV).
  • For some people, hepatitis B infection becomes chronic, meaning it lasts more than six months.
  • Having chronic hepatitis B increases your risk of developing liver failure, liver cancer or cirrhosis — a condition that causes permanent scarring of the liver.
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  • Most people infected with hepatitis B as adults recover fully, even if their signs and symptoms are severe.
  • nfants and children are more likely to develop a chronic hepatitis B infection.
  • A vaccine can prevent hepatitis B, but there's no cure if you have it. If you're infected, taking certain precautions can help prevent spreading HBV to others.
shaneep110

Hepatitis A Definition - Diseases and Conditions - Mayo Clinic - 0 views

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EnglishII HSA Challenge1 HepABC GoogleGroups

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  • Hepatitis A is a highly contagious liver infection caused by the hepatitis A virus. The hepatitis A virus is one of several types of hepatitis viruses that cause inflammation that affects your liver's ability to function.
  • You're most likely to contract hepatitis A from contaminated food or water or from close contact with someone who's already infected.
    • shaneep110
      shaneep110 on 05 Sep 14
       
      The Person's stool is what gets you infected.
  • Practicing good hygiene — including washing your hands often — is one of the best ways to protect against hepatitis A. Effective vaccines are available for people who are most at risk.
    • shaneep110
      shaneep110 on 05 Sep 14
       
      Rule Number one of Health Care - Wash Your Hands!
ccsizmadia306

MRSA infection Prevention - Diseases and Conditions - Mayo Clinic - 0 views

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  • people who are infected or colonized with MRSA often are placed in isolation as a precaution to prevent the spread of MRSA.
  • Wash your hands.
  • Keep personal items personal.
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  • Keep cuts and abrasions clean and covered with sterile, dry bandages until they heal.
  • Keep wounds covered.
  • The pus from infected sores may contain MRSA, and keeping wounds covered will help keep the bacteria from spreading.
  • Scrub hands briskly for at least 15 seconds, then dry them with a disposable towel and use another towel to turn off the faucet.
  • towels, sheets, razors, clothing and athletic equipment.
  • MRSA spreads on contaminated objects as well as through direct contact.
  • If you have a cut or sore, wash towels and bed linens in a washing machine set to the hottest water setting (with added bleach, if possible) and dry them in a hot dryer.
  • Shower immediately after each game or practice.
  • Sanitize linens.
  • Shower after athletic games or practices.
  • n the hospital, people who are infected or colonized with MRSA often are placed in isolation
  • isolation may be required to wear protective garments and must follow strict hand hygiene procedures. Contaminated surfaces and laundry items should be properly disinfected.
  • Scrub hands briskly for at least 15 seconds, then dry them with a disposable towel and use another towel to turn off the faucet.
    • ecampos693
      ecampos693 on 07 Sep 14
       
      Even though others used this article it is a very good article about preventing MRSA
  • Wash your hands
  • Sanitize linens.
  • Wash gym and athletic clothes after each wearing.
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