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Diseases Caused by Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus aureus is a disease causing bacterium, found on the surface of skin, nose or eyes of people infected by it. Staphylococcus diseases range from minor staph skin infections like, pimples, boils or cellulitis to fatal illnesses like pneumonia, meningitis, endocarditis and septicemia.
Nasal Staph Infection
Staphylococcus is a group of bacteria which cause various kinds of infections and diseases. In case of nasal staph infection, these bacteria form a colony in the nose.Most of the people fail to recognize that there is staph in there nasal passage. There are no particular symptoms associated with nasal staph infection. For a long time, you won’t know that your nose is infected by staph since no abscesses, or nasal problems will be observed. Nasal staph infection can be identified only with the help of a physician.
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infection – MRSA
Antibiotics which are used for treatment of staph usually contain Methicillin. Staph which are resistant to Methicillin are referred as MRSA. MRSA staph infections are hence difficult to treat and can prove fatal for the patients. MRSA have been traced as the cause of various blood and bone infections. The infection caused by MRSA can resemble an insect bite as the symptoms of MRSA staph infection include redness, selling of the affected area, secretion of pus, tenderness in skin and pain.
