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RSA disease refers to that group
of conditions that presents itself when bacteria enter the
bloodstream of an individual. This particular bacterium is
the normal staphylococcus that has mutated to become antibiotic
resistant. This strain of staphylococcus is called MRSA or
methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus and trait of this
bacteria is it is able to resist and thrive despite the application
of penicillin, methicillin or amoxicillin.
The staphylococcus bacteria normally reside on the skin and
nasal areas of even healthy people. In this area, they do
not create the problems that are associated with the infection.
Once this bacteria creeps into bug bites, scratch or broken
skin, then this is what changes the bacteria to cause infection.
It can also be transferred to food or drink, and the result
is vomiting and diarrhea once it enters the gastrointestinal
system. With simple ingestion of antibiotics, the staph infection
is easily contained and controlled.
MRSA disease is a whole different issue altogether. It gets
into the body through the normal entry points of staph, this
special kind of staphylococcus bacteria has the same effects
in the short run. The problem though is that this kind of
staph does not succumb to antibiotics. Once infected, the
area leads to abscesses in a localized area. The bigger issues
come when the MRSA enters the bloodstream as it results in
serious complications such as bacteraemia, septic shock and
serious metastatic infections like endocarditis, pneumonia,
meningitis, osteomyeletis and arthritis.
The first reported penicillin immune strain of MRSA was made
in 1945 and two years later, despite the creation of methicillin
antibiotics, the MRSA was born. MRSA then started to appear
in Europe in 1960s and in the United States in 1968. Since
then, the more potent strain of Staph has been found in many
hospitals and day care centers.
The MRSA was determined to have come from the health care
setting because of the many immunity depressed patients that
succumb to the infection. But their body’s inability
to counteract the pernicious effects of the bacteria leads
to an increased use in antibiotics. Ultimately, the bacterium
mutated into MRSA and was spread to many communities when
one of the carriers of the bacteria was discharged. The bacteria
have flourished in many of the communities because of poor
hygiene and squalid surroundings.
The biggest risk in MRSA disease is its antimicrobial resistance.
This occurs when the bacteria mutates to become immune to
the effects of antibiotics designed to contain them. It may
come to a point that the bacteria becomes so resistant to
medication that there are no more antibiotics that are effective
against them. The ease of transmission to others is also one
of the risks involved with MRSA disease. MRSA bacteria can
easily infect another by simple skin contact. By simple contact
with an infected person, or a carrier, or even an infected
surface, you can contract the dreaded MRSA disease.
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