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| Posted by: Kaitlin'smom Dec 18 2008, 09:24 AM |
| I know we covered this before but I cant find the topic. My co-worker might have this and I need more info. Like how contagious it is, are we at risk working with her...ect if anyone can find the old thread that woudl be great so I can read what it says from Tara. Thanks |
| Posted by: lisar Dec 18 2008, 09:26 AM |
| ewwwwww. I hate that stuff. Lexi had it in her ear when she had an ear infection and it just freaked me out. Luckily no one else in the house caught anything here is the link http://forums.parentingclub.com/index.php?act=Search&CODE=show&searchid=3cb02e592764d8701bcfee4c27c23faa&search_in=posts&result_type=topics&highlite=mrsa it shows all of the post that have the word mrsa in it |
| Posted by: MommyToAshley Dec 18 2008, 09:29 AM |
| Trying searching on MRSA It is contageous and can be dangerous if antibiotics don't work. Do you rememeber when our public schools were closed down last year (Valley Forge and Rushmore), it was because of MRSA outbreak. That's why I don't like playlands and always make Ashley wash her hands a million times. Here's a good link that explains it: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/mrsa/DS00735 |
| Posted by: PrairieMom Dec 18 2008, 09:39 AM |
| Its bad stuff, but not really anything to get all panicked over. Its literally everywhere now. It is contagious, but it depends on where she has it. if it is in her lungs you can get it from breathing around her like a regular cold. If its in a wound then you really have to come into direct contact with her wound or bodily fluids to get it. |
| Posted by: lisar Dec 18 2008, 09:41 AM | ||
I had no idea you could get it in your lungs. Thanks for letting me know that |
| Posted by: PrairieMom Dec 18 2008, 09:42 AM |
| I did a topic search here on PC for MRSA and a bunch of threads showed up, I don't know which one you were thinking of. |
| Posted by: PrairieMom Dec 18 2008, 09:44 AM | ||||
you can, but like I said, I wouldn't get all panicked about it. I'm not an infectious disease specialist, All I know is that I have seen people with it in wounds, and people with it in thier sputum ( in the lungs) and that if you did a culture of anyone who works in a hospital you would probably find it on them somewhere too. eew. |