What is merca staff infection and what does it look like ?
Merca is the ‘nickname’ given to Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus. A Staph infection need not be MRSA. The Staph bacteria has many forms and just like symptoms of MRSA, will vary. This is dependant upon which area of the body is affected with the MRSA or Staph infection. The most common symptom of MRSA presents as a skin infection. Very often this appears as an abscess or perhaps a boil. Many look like a spider bite. If MRSA has infected a surgical or accidental wound, the symptom of the surrounding area would be painful and red in colour with swelling and pus. Urinary tract infections and bacteraemia (blood poisoning) can also be caused by MRSA infection. One of the worst infections is when staph bacteria enter the lungs and cause pneumonia. The symptom of this infection are normally a high fever and difficulty in breathing. Staph infection can in certain cases, result what people call a “flesh eating bug” type of bacterium being developed. These bacterium are called “necro
