How MRSA becomes an outbreak

A once hospital acquired disease has turned into a widespread outbreak nationwide. This has been mainly due to negligence from healthcare workers and from patients. This disease is called MRSA which stands for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, which is a type of staph infection that is resistant to methicillin and other commonly used antibiotics in the same class, including penicillin, amoxicillin, and oxacillin. The reason why it is spread by the negligence of healthcare workers and patient is, because it spreads when the healthcare workers do not wash their hands before and after giving care and when patients do not keep their cuts,wounds or abrasions covered they can get infected.

This disease is also spreading in different environmental settings. It is becoming more common now that MRSA is now in day care centers and schools. The people who are at risk for getting this disease are mainly people with weakened immune systems, such as people with AIDS, pneumonia or the flu. The best thing for everyone to do is to stop this disease from spreading any further. If we all wash our hands properly, which is by washing until you finish singing the alphabet in your mind that will kill 99% of all germs.

If you have a cut, or any kind of open wound put antiseptic on it and then cover it with a bandaid or a bandage. Another suggestion for healthcare workers is keep equipment sanitized at work, always walk with hand sanitizer, and at the end of your shift you can mix a bowl of water with a drop of clorox in it and that will kill 100% of all germs. Day care providers and school teachers sanitize your toys by soaking them in a bucket or a sink full of water with a half of cup of clorox. Let the toys sit in this solution for about 10 minutes and then rinse them out and put them to dry. You can spray down the table tops with clorox spray and let it stay on there for 15 minutes and then wipe them down. Lastly, keep an eye on your students and day care kids to make sure that they are really washing their hands correctly. At the top of this post are some pictures showing how MRSA can start and what it looks like. These are the things that will keep MRSA away.