Recently our 12 year old niece Aspen and her 9 year old sister Autumn came to visit our house. Aspen had a few mosquito bites on his legs, but I didn’t think much of it because he loves the outdoors and is rarely aggressive enough to repel them. Most of the bites on his skin make the places really ugly, but they usually heal without difficulty.
In most of these bites, but one in the left leg, I saw it only get worse after days. We had the girls picked up on Wednesday, and on Saturday, although I did everything I used to do in insect bites. , then some, a spot on his leg that was downright scary. At my request, he took a picture of him with a cell phone and with a text telling his parents. . But the picture is not unlike the bite.
Remember, I know we took her to the doctor, but on Saturday, which was 50 miles from our backwoods town, we were more or less missing, once, a “permission to treat” form and a copy of their insurance card from the parents.
From Sunday morning I knew for sure that she was a brown recluse spider, which, needless to say, a parents that day to meet halfway between their home and ours to return the girls. are given When his parents saw the bite, they immediately started calling around trying to find a nearby walk-in clinic open on Sunday and get health insurancestaph infection< /a>. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus was previously prone to infecting hospital patients, but now its more dangerous form is known. community-acquired MRSA (CA-MRSA) in hospital-acquired patients, an unusual number of outbreaks among athletes in team sports.
Aspen is an athlete, active in softball, basketball, track, swimming, and any other sport available to her. But this time, during the sessional from school continued and after the softball season was over, the only place could be. think where she had been, and she had shared clothes with other girls, she was in the church camp. But we will probably never know where he contracted the disease.
When I heard about his diagnosis, I remembered the article in the last issue of Reader’s Digestst, which told about this same infection. For those interested in reading the article, it is titled “The Death of Superbugs” and is dated August, 2007.
This article is about Drew, a 16-year-old athlete who got a little sick on Monday night and told his parents he thought he might be coming down with the flu. Since his temperature was only 99 degrees, his parents must have been right. On Wednesday he had a suffy nose, a cough, and a mild fever, so he stayed home from school. In the afternoon, he could hardly breathe, so he was rushed to the doctor’s office, where X-rays were taken of his lung. When he didn’t respond to any of the medication, he was flown to a major hospital and put on a bypass heart-lung machine. There he was given a thirty percent chance of living because his lungs were blocked by extreme infection.
Fortunately, the young man survived, but in a few weeks his weight had dropped by 40 pounds.
In the investigation, it was found that Drew developed a skin infection learned after shaving for months before football practice. Experts believe that undiagnosed infection early CA – It could have been MRSA, which can sometimes clear up by itself in mild cases.
The article states that 2.3 million Americans may carry the bacteria in their noses without symptoms, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. These carriers can infect others or suddenly become ill if the bacteria can bypass the body’s defenses. Any break in the protective barrier of the skin, such as injury, cuts, razors, or even nose-picking which injures the nasal areas, stage they can set up for the infection of the worms.
Having a flu can also weaken the immune system and allow the staph bug to jump from the nose to the lungs. . He was seen to be suffering from the disease when he began to fight with this fact, and the staph induced pneumonia.
This article also covers another incident involving Andy, a sixth grade boy who fell off his bike, banging his hip. He was soon in such agony that he could scarcely walk, and had a fever of 104 degrees. Eight incisions in his hip required pus from an MRSA infection to drain his hip MRSA exhaust is erected there. Soon he was short of breath, and his moisture was revealed in the building’s chest, from the infection spreading into his lungs. The infection was eating holes in the lungs, and unless it was surgically cut, he would die.
It was unknown how the bacteria had entered Andy’s body since there was no break in his skin. But two weeks ago, he broke a bone in his foot, and doctors say the two injuries may be contributing factors, which makes it easier for decay to occur in wounded tissue.
When the child’s father has a history of ulcers, it is possible that the father is a carrier of the bug, although it was not proven at the time it was written.
Fortunately, Andy also recovered.
But baby Madeline was not so lucky. She started with runny nose and coughed, then suddenly stopped short of breath. Paramedics revived her and rushed her to the hospital, but the MRSA had already destroyed one of her lungs and was spreading from the other. All the efforts of the medical professionals could not save her and she died after a short time.
Aspen’s doctor said he sees as many as 10 cases of this infection. I have recently heard that other doctors in our country are seeing more and more of them, and many are thought to be false in the beginning.
I know all this sounds terrible. No one wants anyone to know, and they love them the most, afflicted with a serious illness. But we must know who the enemy is and how to fight. What can we do to protect ourselves and our loved ones from CA-MRSA?
Again, this information is taken from the August ’07 this Readers Digest, and I highly recommend you try it. he reads the example. If it is no longer available for purchase, perhaps your local library will have a copy on hand.
The following doctors recommend the steps I have tried to enforce;
Keep your hands cleanwash. Any pus from an infected wound can contain MRSA and spread the infection quickly.
Do not share personal information. Children should be told not to share personal information with other team members or friends . Handkerchiefs, lunge towels, clothing, razors, or anything else of a personal nature. People who appear to be healthy can be carriers of MRSA. Athletes must wear clean towels, practice clothing, and clothing for each individual. He already takes two showers a day, washes his hands at every opportunity, cleans the casket with disinfecting wipes. castel every day, and always wash the clothes freshly. He learned the most about hygiene.
Sanitize gym clothes and towels. If a family member has a cut, ulcer, or boil all blankets, towels, etc. must be washed in hot water hot water, added and dried; hot dryer Athletic shoes that cannot be thought of should be washed with hot water and dried water and dried.
Get a flu shot. Since the flu is known to weaken the immune system, it is recommended that everyone, and especially the kids, the shots flow, especially in October or November. Flu shots are recommended for kids over six months old.
Try it. If you or someone in your family has a skin infection that requires treatment. , ask the doctor to test for MRSA, so that the right antibiotic can be prescribed at the beginning. With this bacteria (sometimes called “flesh-eating bacteria”) you need to get the right treatment as soon as possible. CA-MRSA bacteria produce toxins that kill candid blood cells – the body’s main infection fighters. It is often difficult and sometimes impossible to find an antibiotic to kill it, so time is of the essence.
Much more in the article about all the causes of temptation. Suffice it to say, taking the biggest step.
Take all your medications. Never stop taking antibiotics as prescribed, even if the wound is healing or if symptoms of another condition for which you are taking antibiotics seem to have gone away. The bacteria you leave alive today may become superbugs tomorrow.
Aspen’s leg wound is still healing, she no longer has pain medication pain, and we hope and pray. No refunds at all. But not even an apparent bite, or even a chance to grab the nose lightly, we learned from reading this article.
In addition to the information from the Reader’s Digests, I would like to pass on some advice given to me by a friend who wants to do things natural and whoever does much research in any health or condition hears about it. He told about a friend who had a MRSA skin infection and no amount of antibiotics, etc., still cured it. A friend told me to eat yogurt with active cultures or to take acidophilus capsules. She tried it and it immediately cleared the visible, at least the infection.
Therefore, I advise my grandchildren, who like yogurt anyway, and if there is anything else family members who wants? yogurt (only the kind with active cultures) or acidophilus capsules daily to take as a precaution. It might actually help build resistance to MRSA.
While I do not seek this authority as medical advice nor can I say it will work for everyone, it should be harmless to anyone without milk allergies. He could always ask his doctor if he saw anything wrong with him. Since these cultures are “good bacteria,” they may be more effective at fighting “bad bacteria” than some antibiotics.
But I would encourage anyone who suspects they or a family member has this infection to see a doctor first, and use yogurt or acidophilus as a backup. In today’s world of bacterial enemies, our bodies need all the help they can get.
