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Jumping on my soapbox here for a second, b/c I am getting so tired of hearing about MRSA on the news and watching it be blown way out of proportion. My father is in the hospital with a MRSA infection, and yes, it's very serious, but if one more person says something to me about staying away from him b/c I have MS, I am going to SCREAM. Living my life in a bubble is not realistic or neccessary.
If we cultured all the patients in the building, nearly 50% would have colonized MRSA in their noses. It's all over our skin. The key to not contracting it is good hand hygeine, Purell being first choice, even before soap and water, and then keeping one's skin well hydrated. It is not airborne.
Stomach viruses and flu scare me much more.
Thanks for listening to me rant. Sarah
If we cultured all the patients in the building, nearly 50% would have colonized MRSA in their noses. It's all over our skin. The key to not contracting it is good hand hygeine, Purell being first choice, even before soap and water, and then keeping one's skin well hydrated. It is not airborne.
Stomach viruses and flu scare me much more.
Thanks for listening to me rant. Sarah
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