Signs of MRSA Infection

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infection, also known as MRSA has been given certain names over the years, two of them being 'staph infection' and 'super bug'. If we enquire into these two nicknames, 'super bug' will be more suitable for MRSA infection, but that does not imply that MRSA has nothing in common with a staph infection.

MRSA spreads just the same way as a staph infection, that is, through contact of an open wound or an object. Moreover, its appearance in the initial stages also makes patients and doctors believe that it's a staph infection. But the real difference arises, when the time for treatment comes; MRSA is highly resistant to antibiotics as opposed to a staph infection which gets cured through their dose.

More than one-fourth of the population is infected with ordinary staph infection, and only 2 percent of this section carries MRSA infection. Most MRSA patients are totally unaware of the deadly threat that they are carrying. People with weaker immune systems are easy victims for MRSA and they show the first indications of the deadly bacteria becoming part of their body. And the gravity of situation can be realized if we come to know that how much people comprise this 2 percent.

Initially patients ignore the symptoms of MRSA as nothing but acne pimples or rashes. The patient should feel very lucky if these symptoms do not go beyond red bumps, as many patients undergo severe pain as these bumps turn into painful boils full of pus. After these big red boils emerge, the suffering of the patient forces him to visit a doctor, but by this time the condition becomes incurable.

The major symptoms of MRSA infection start to show when it finds its way to the internal organs through bloodstream. Some patients suffer from meningitis and pneumonia, while others undergo severe syndrome shock and digestion problems. The reason why these diseases are contracted is that MRSA weakens the immune system built inside the body, which results in weak resistance to bacteria. Many patients suffer from concentrated MSRA infection, and doctors think better to cut their infected limb to stop the infection from reaching the rest of the body.

MRSA infection can have devastating effects if it is not controlled in its initial stages. The reason why it kills so many patients is that it is not recognized and diagnosed before it reaches the bloodstream of the patient. But with scientists engaged in relentless research we can just hope that sooner rather than later, we will find ways to save people from MRSA.

Find out more about the signs of MRSA infection and details of the MRSA virus.