Health Information Center – CedrikaProvencher

Before you get MRSA bacteria, Tanya is a professional chef who really enjoyed life. His life changed 180 degrees in March 2007 when Tanya was 30-year dying against MRSA.

At first, Tanya was cut celery and accidentally cut his finger. At that moment a little accident Tanya thought it was the usual, he just cleaned the wound with alcohol and memplesternya and then work again.

Strangeness occurs after several hours, when lifting the pan itself felt pain very much. Nine hours later the pain was getting worse and he decided to hospital. While in the hospital and Tanya were given pills by the doctor asked to rest at home. But at night the temperature soaring she felt something was wrong from a small cut when cutting celery. It turned out that MRSA bacteria have entered and move quickly undermine the meat.

Within 60 hours of finger eaten bacteria. Ask contracting flesh-eating bacteria, and 9 physicians must work like hell to save his life. The doctors see how the deadly bacteria that jumped from the arm to the chest right in front of their eyes.

Doctors amputated the right arm and shoulder, but then realized that the bacteria has spread to the right breast. The surgeon decided to perform a full removal because it is the only way to save the life of Tanya.

Ask lucky to be alive though doctors have operated on 9 pounds of meat and muscle to clear the body from bacteria. Now remaining in the body of Q is no more than a thin layer of skin to protect his ribs and right lung.

“Even a pinprick can directly into the lungs and I could die,” said Tanya shows the framework of bones, as quoted from doctoroz.com, Thursday (1/10/2009).

MRSA disease is still sound familiar to the ear of Indonesian society. But in the U.S., causing 19,000 people have died from this bacterial infection. Like what MRSA disease?

MRSA, or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a type of Staphylococcus bacteria that is found on the skin and the nose is immune to antibiotics.

Every year more than 90,000 citizens of the United States potentially infected with this bacteria. The number of deaths from bacterial infection MRSA more than the number of deaths due to AIDS.

Currently there are two known types of MRSA, as quoted from Stopmrsanow, Thursday (1/10/2009), namely: Healthcare-Associated (HA-MRSA) are usually found in hospitals and places where other health. And Community-Associated (CA-MRSA), which recently found distribution in public places like the gym, where the storage of goods (locker), school and household furnishings.

MRSA bacteria usually infect people or children who have immune system is weak, if a high body resistance will not cause any symptoms. Bacteria are carried by that person can move on to other people and spread easily through skin contact and touching contaminated items.

MRSA like other Staphylococcus bacteria, which looks like a skin infection, acne, rashes, boils or spider bites.

These infections are usually painful, red and swollen. These infections can quickly enter the body, causing painful swelling. These bacteria can penetrate into the body so that the potential to cause infections in bones, joints, surgical wounds, bloodstream, heart and lungs that can be life-threatening.

MRSA infections often spread in the community, even among children and healthy adults though. Because these bacteria can be spread in the near distance.

For that there are some things you can do to prevent MRSA infections, including:

1. Wash hands frequently with soap and warm water for at least 15 seconds.
2. Close the wound in the skin with a clean bandage until healed.
3. Do not share personal items with others, especially items related to skin contact such as towels or razors.
4. Wash the item by using disinfectants (disinfectants 1 tablespoon dissolved in 1 liter of water). Make sure to use a clean cloth to wipe it away.

If you think that you or anyone else in the family has the possibility of MRSA infection, immediately contact a health professional. Especially if a large infections, painful, warm to the touch or does not heal by itself.