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What All Parents Should Have in Their
Medicine Cabinets |
 If
you haven't heard of MRSA (methicillin
resistant Staphylococcus aureus), there is
no doubt that it will become part of your
vocabulary in the near future. MRSA is a
type of staph bacteria that has grown
resistant to common antibiotics; this
includes the triple antibiotic ointments
that parents have used to treat cuts and
scrapes for years. These opportunistic
bacteria cause severe, and potentially
deadly, staph infections when an opportunity
like broken skin or a weakened immune system
presents itself.
Historically, staph infections occurred
among persons in hospitals and healthcare
facilities but now they are rapidly
spreading into the general population and
are easily spread from person to person.
This trend is causing alarm among experts
and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
According to the CDC, "The increasing
frequency of antimicrobial resistance among
infectious organisms is of great concern to
both medical providers and the general
public." Experts outside the CDC also agree
that parents need to be alerted to this
potentially devastating threat.
"It's very clear we are in the middle of a
MRSA epidemic now," says Dr. Robert Daum,
professor of pediatrics at Chicago's
Children's Hospital. "Both in our emergency
room and our inpatient service, we are
admitting patients by the flocks with this."
MRSA can be picked up just about anywhere,
from schools and workplaces to your own
kitchen or bathroom. Any open wound, even a
scraped knee or a minor cut, is susceptible
to infection. Kids playing sports are at
greater risk because they share equipment
and have skin contact, which are both common
causes of infection. A new product by Tec
Labs gives parents a different way to treat
cuts, scrapes and abrasions. StaphAseptic
prevents infection, without antibiotics, by
killing over 99.9 percent of MRSA.
MRSA can cause skin infections that may look
like a spider bite or boil and can be red,
swollen and painful or have pus. If left
untreated, they can become deadly. If you
think you have MRSA, see your doctor
immediately.
The best way to prevent MRSA skin infections
is to practice good hygiene.
* Keep your hands clean
* Avoid contact with other people's wounds
or bandages, and avoid sharing personal
items such as towels or razors.
* Properly clean sports gear and equipment
* Keep cuts and scrapes clean and covered
with a bandage until healed
StaphAseptic is the only wound care
treatment available over-the-counter for
MRSA prevention. For more information on
MRSA and a free sample packet of
StaphAseptic, visit www.staphAseptic.com or
call (800) 482-4464 for a free brochure.
Courtesy of ARA Content |
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