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he staphylococcus bacteria is much more prevalent in public places than what was previously thought. In a research study conducted by University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science in conjunction with the Leonard M Miller School of Medicine have found that swimmers using public beaches have significantly increased their exposure to staph organisms. The ocean waters are also one of the best conduits for staph contagious bacteria, the study also found.

The Numbers Don’t Lie - Beware of Staph Contagious Hotspots

The research results found that swimmers in subtropical marine waters have markedly increased their risk to thirty percent of being exposed to staph either from you or from others around you. According to Dr Lisa Plano, the associate professor of pediatrics and microbiology and immunology at the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine, the exposure is at its greatest because carriers of the staph bacteria carry the contagion into the water. Staph contagious conditions are presented when there are open wounds in the water or those with weak immune systems ingest staph infested water. What the study also showed that only three percent of the staph contagious bacteria dissipated into the water is MRSA, the antibiotic resistant staph.

The Places known as Staph Contagious Hotspots

The study done by the University of Miami clearly exhibited the fact that public ocean beaches can be a hotbed for staph infection. In other studies, the staph contagious areas that have been identified were schools, dormitories, military barracks, households, correctional facilities and day care centers. The factors that make these staph contagious zones is the overcrowdedness, frequent skin to skin contract, skins that have been compromised by cuts and abrasions, contaminated surfaces and common items. The lack of cleanliness in these areas makes these high-density areas staph contagious zones.

The Community Acquired Staph

One of the most feared forms of staph is the community acquired MRSA because it is the cause of severe infections. This is different from the hospital bred staph infection as this more virulent form had been bread because of the misuse of antibiotics making it immune to most medication now available. Staph contagious areas have bred this virulent form of staphylococcus bacteria and life threatening as it affects internal body organs such as the lungs. This kind of infection had become resistant to most types of antibiotics. This kind of MRSA is localized mostly in the nasal region or the skin and this makes this kind of staph very contagious. Even the healthiest person can be a carrier of the staph bacteria and those with compromised immune systems are most likely to succumb to the infection’s deadly effects.

Avoiding Staph Contagious Hotspots

It would be easy to avoid the high density, low hygiene areas that have been identified as staph contagious hotspots like public beaches. The problem though is that the highly contagious nature of staph bacteria makes the mere avoidance not a guarantee to be safe from infection. Another way to go about it is the application of disinfecting agents in the hands or other areas of the body to be able to counteract the possibility of being infected.

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