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MSSA Infection -- Staph on Steroids

By Ben Mester

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Published: 10Oct2010
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MSSA infection, or Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus Aureus, is a particularly scary disease for two reasons. First, because it often is contracted while inside a hospital, and second, because it is resistant to powerful drugs. This is a bad combination for people needing to go to the hospital, whose immune systems might already be compromised by illness. There are many testimonials of this exact situation, the most famous of which is the actress Leslie Ash, who was left partially paralyzed after the MSSA infection attacked her spine from an epidural shot at the hospital. MSSA and MRSA are virtually the same disease. MRSA stands for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus.

Staph infection can invade the body through a number of channels. Most commonly, it inhabits the soft tissues of the nasal cavity, the respiratory tract, as well as open wounds. Depending on the area infected, staph will often manifest itself as red bumps which ultimately grow into painful boils. Fever and rashes often accompany the boils. When MSSA infection is introduced into wounds or somewhere inside the body due to shots or surgeries, the symptoms and effects may be far greater. Paralysis of the lower half of the body is very common, along with lasting pain in the area where the infection occurs. Once MSSA infects an area inside the tissue, it's very difficult to get rid of. Often large portions of tissue must be cut away and heavy doses of antibiotics.

If you're sitting at home and think you might have an MSSA infection, go through a checklist to see whether or not your symptoms line up. MSSA and MRSA often hideout in hospitals, so the first question to ask is have you been to a hospital within the last 2 months? If the answer is no, you can still contract MSSA through a range of other sources. If the answer is yes, what did you go to the hospital for? Was there surgery involved? If yes, then the MSSA will probably be inhabiting the area where the procedure took place. If you went to the hospital with an injury and the injury isn't healing well, you should seek immediate medical assistance. There are a number of other risk factors besides persons who have been recently in the hospitals. Persons who have an increased risk factor are college students living in dorms, persons swimming in coastal waters, prison inmates, soldiers living in close quarters, people around livestock, children, and the elderly

* Note: MRSA and MSSA infections are extremely dangerous. If you think for any reason that you might have it, seek immediate medical attention.

Now I'm not usually one who promotes fear of disease. From my studies and research into natural health, I've learned that when the body has the right vitamins, minerals, nutrients, and habits, the body is very well equipped to fight diseases of all kinds. But with MSSA infection, this isn't necessarily the case. MSSA and MRSA are inadvertently and artificially enhanced by medical science, making them especially dangerous to the body. In the case of MSSA infection, do your very best to steer clear of it.

** This article is meant to add to your general knowledge and is not meant to be taken as medical advice.

I hope you learned something about MRSA and MSSA infection. For more information on diseases and natural health, check out another of my articles on hydrogen peroxide therapy.

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