Download MRSA Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus

MRSA
Methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus Aureus
By: Skylar Dredge, Georgia Matz, Jared
Rosenberger, and Micah Hault
Type of Disease
MRSA stands for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
Aureus but most people just say MRSA which is the
abbreviation.
Description of the disease
MRSA is a staph infection and a bacterial infection.
You may get MRSA when a cut gets infected.
MRSA sometimes is called a superbug because it is hard to
treat sometimes
History of MRSA
MRSA was the first beta-lactamase-resistant penicillin. It
was first isolated and identified in a british study lab in 1960.
The first MRSA hospital outbreaks were in Western Europe,
and in Australia in 1960-1967. In Boston City Hospital,
Massachusetts in 1968 was the first outbreak of MRSA in the
United States.
MRSA Cases since 1997
Map of the U.S.
Symptoms of MRSA
MRSA will generally start as swollen, painful red bumps that look like pimples or
spider bites. These areas may be
Warm to the touch
Full of pus or other drainage
Accompanied by a fever
These spots can quickly turn into deep painful abscesses that may require
surgical drainage. The infection sometimes stays close to the skin, but they may
also burrow deep into the body, which may cause potentially life-threatening
infections in bones, joints, surgical wounds, the bloodstream, heart valves and
lungs.
Transmission of MRSA
MRSA is transmitted most frequently by direct skin-to-skin
contact with shared items or surfaces, like towels or razors,
that have come in contact with someone's infected site. The
MRSA infection risk can be increased when a person is in
certain activities that involve lots of crowding.
Graphs/Maps
Where it Originated
Anthony Harris, MD, MPH, says “Initially, most Staph infections
were sensitive to penicillin. In the 1950s, many infections became
resistant to penicillin and methicillin (a related drug developed to
treat these germs). Thus, the term methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was derived. Staph that can be
treated with these penicillin-related drugs are called methicillinsusceptible Staphylococcus aureus, or MSSA.”
Cures or Treatments
Incision and drainage remains the primary treatment for
MRSA skin infections.
In some cases, different strains of MRSA still react to
antibiotics.
There is no cure for MRSA.
Picture of MRSA Bacteria
Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuybyjV_3Ko
Works Cited
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Harris, MD, Anthony. "Patient Information: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
(MRSA) (Beyond the Basics)." UpToDate. UpToDate Inc., 2016. Web. 1 Mar. 2016.
Work Cited
"MRSA History Timeline: 1959–2016." Mrsa-researchcenter.bsd.uchicago.edu/timeline.html. The University of Chicago |. Web.
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