MRSA3

=__**Summary**__= This project tells you everything you need to know about MRSA. It will inform you on what it is, treatment and symptoms of this bacterial infection. This informative podcast will help you understand MRSA and will make you aware of it which in the end could help you if you ever come in contact with it. =__**Podcast**__= media type="file" key="d_cattani_podcast.m4a" width="691" height="131" =__**Outline**__= I. **__ What is it? __** A. MRSA: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus 1. bacterium that infect parts of the body B. Sometimes called the "Super bug" II. **__What is it caused by?__** A. A regular staph infection that becomes resistant to antibiotics III. **__What are the symptoms?__** A. Depends on where you are infected B. Usually on skin 1. Pimples 2. Boils C. More serious 1. Infect surgical wounds 2. Bloodstream 3. Lungs 4. Urinary tract IV. **__How can a person get the disease?__** A. Spread by contact 1. Touching someone who has it 2. Touching objects that have it on it B. Most common: 1. People with weak immune systems 2. People living in hospitals 3. People living in nursing homes C. Average age of person w/ MRSA from a hospital or healthcare facility 68 V. **__How is a person diagnosed?__** A. Health care provider can run tests 1. Takes a sample from the infected skin area B. Doctor might also test blood, urine or sputum VI. **__How is the person affected by the disorder? (include pictures)__** A. Skin infections VII. **__What are the treatment options for a person with the disorder?__** A. Difficult to treat because it is resistant to some antibiotics B. Resistant to methicillin, amozicillin, penicillin, ozacillin and more C. Antibiotics that work: 1. Bactrim, Vancocin, leocin, minocycline, Tygacil, Cubicin, Zyvox and Syercid 2. Some are only available intravenously D. Skin boils 1. Doctor can drain it E. Proscribed medicine: 1. Take it all a. Some bacteria could survive 1) Could become resistant to the antibiotic 2) Could re-infect someone else VIII. **__Will a person live a normal life?__** A. Most cases aren't serious 1. If they're serious, can be life threatening IX. **__What is the life expectancy for someone with the disease?__** A. Normal case: 1. Regular life B. Serious case: 1. Deadly X. **__Community-Associated MRSA (CA-MRSA)__** A. Infects healthy people who haven't been living in hospitals B. Growing fast 1. "//One study of children in south Texas found that cases of CA-MRSA had a 14-fold increase between 1999 and 2001//" C. Found in close living arrangements or have a lot of skin-to-skin contact 1. Teams of athletes 2. Military recruits 3. Prisoners D. Average age of a person with CA-MRSA 23 =**__References__**= Bridges, Debbie. “Understanding MRSA Detection and Treatment.” //WebMD//. N.p., 5 Dec. 2009. Web. 14 Mar. 2010. . MRSA Infection on Back. 8 Sept. 2008. Personal photograph by author. //CDC//. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Mar. 2010. . MRSA Magnification. 8 Sept. 2008. Personal photograph by author. //CDC//. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Mar. 2010. .