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One of my oldest friends was hospitalized yesterday with a staph infection and tests came back positive today that it’s not just staph but the dreaded hoss-daddy staph infection – MRSA.

I was talking to another friend about MRSA in general and he was under the impression that it just couldn’t be treated but that’s not true.

I wanted to share with everyone exactly what MRSA is and how to stop it in your home before someone gets sick. You can actually be a carrier of MRSA and not know it.

MRSA is an acronyn for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and it is a type of Staph bacteria. This particular type of Staph is found both on the skin and in the noses of humans and is resistant to most conventional antibiotics.

The scary statistics are that as of this year, an average of 90,000 Americans will get diagnosed with MRSA infections every year and and out of those 90,000 MRSA-infected people,  19,000 of them will lose their lives to MRSA infections.

There are two main types of MRSA.

You have probably heard about Healthcare-Associated (HA-MRSA), which occurs in hospitals and nursing homes, but a newer type of MRSA is Community-Associated (CA-MRSA), which has recently begun to spread in public settings like gyms, locker rooms, households and schools.

Some people can be carriers of MRSA and will not show any symptoms. These people can transmit the MRSA bacteria to others and the transmission is easy. Skin to skin contact, contaminating items by wiping their noses and then touching an item can transmit MRSA to others.

Preventing MRSA

If you’re in an environment where MRSA is a possibility, wash up! Wash your hands frequently with soap and warm water and wash for at least 15 seconds. Antibacterial hand sanitizers are also beneficial.

Make a mixture of bleach and water (one tablespoon Clorox to one quart water) and put it in a spray bottle. Wipe down any surfaces such as tiled or basin areas. Use paper towels and dispose of them after using to avoid cross contamination and transferring MRSA from one place to another.

If you have any open sores/wounds – cover them with a clean, dry bandage until healed.

Never share items such as towels, razors, loofahs or any items that come into contact with your bare skin.

MRSA can start off deceptive and look like an innocent rash or spider bite. The infection becomes warm, painful and swollen and will often have red streaks – the hallmark of a Staph infection.

If you or anyone you know has a similar rash or wound, especially if it is slow to heal – have it checked by a medical professional as soon as possible as there are treatments for both Staph and MRSA that give excellent results if caught early in the development. The longer the MRSA progresses, the more difficult it is to treat.

Learn More About Preventing and Treating MRSA

I ran across 2 things that will be of interest to anyone wanting to know more about MRSA/staph or treat staph boils.

Natural Home Remedy Treatment for MRSA

I found a really interesting online guide where 7 MRSA survivors tell their stories about how they treated their MRSA using natural, alternative methods.  Since I love holistic treatment methods, I really enjoyed the information in this guide.

[update] We’ve had so many people asking about this guide – we finally devoted an entire page to it and you can see it here MRSA Natural Home Remedy.

Treating and Preventing Boils Naturally

Also if you suffer from boils on a regular basis, you have staph in your body and you CAN fight it naturally – I gotta recommend BOILX as the top way to do it – check it out here Boilx – get rid of staph boils now!

Use these steps to stop the spread of MRSA in your home and stay healthy everyone!