How do Staph/MRSA skin infections spread?
Staph/MRSA lives on skin and survives on objects for 24 hours or more. The cleanest person can get a Staph/MRSA infection. Staph/MRSA can rub off the skin of an infected person onto the skin of another person during skin-to-skin contact. Or, the Staph/MRSA can come off the infected skin of a person onto a shared object or surface, and get into the skin or the next person who uses it. Examples of commonly shared objects include towels, soap, benches in hot tubs, and athletic equipment in other words, anything that could have touched the skin of a Staph/MRSA infected person can carry the bacteria to the skin of another person. MRSA skin infections are not spread by coughing or sneezing. How do I protect myself from getting MRSA?
