What is Super-bug?
Antibiotic resistance is a type of drug resistance where a microorganism is able to survive exposure to an antibiotic. Genes can be transferred between bacteria in a horizontal fashion by conjugation, transduction, or transformation. Thus, a gene for antibiotic resistance which had evolved via natural selection may be shared. Evolutionary stress such as exposure to antibiotics then selects for the antibiotic resistant trait. Many antibiotic resistance genes reside on plasmids, facilitating their transfer. If a bacterium carries several resistance genes, it is called multi-resistant or, informally, a superbug.
The primary cause of antibiotic resistance is antibiotic use both within medicine and veterinary medicine. The greater the duration of exposure, the greater is the risk of development of the resistance irrespective of the severity of need for antibiotics.
How to Protect Yourself from Superbug MRSA?
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What to look out for
MRSA appears as a pimple or a spider bite
It quickly turns painful and warm to the touch
May look like a boil on the skin to an open wound
Cover with bandage or band-aid if not sure what sore or cut is
MRSA can enter the body through the smallest cuts or scrapes
You may feel dizzy, warm with fever and headache
Seek medical attention if you are unsure right away if infection is not going away
There are only a few antibiotics that will heal resistant MRSA
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Where MRSA is spreading
In schools
gyms
locker rooms
health spas
tattoo parlors
day care centers
MRSA started out in hospitals and nursing homes and is spreading quickly through the communities and the world
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How to prevent getting infections
keep hands clean at all times
do not go near anyone's open sores or cuts
do not share any personal items clothes, cosmetics, makeup, hats, shoes
If you have an open sore cover it as soon as possible, clean wound with peroxide till you get to the emergency room - band aids with silver work best as silver is a natural antibiotic
tell nurses on staff that you may suspect MRSA
if you suspect you have MRSA clean all things that you have touched
sheets, bed covers, clothing, towels
do not share towels with anyone
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