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is staph infection contagious?
My dad had a severe sinus infection to the point where he cound not breathe at all.He went to the er and they gave him antibiotics and also took blood from him.the nurse called today and said that he has staph infection in his blood and needed to see his doctor in the morning.I tried looking things up on the internet but came up with nothing.Im wondering for his sake and everyone he sees on a regular basis.Do i need to go sterilize his home?He lives with his brother.they both stay sick and are both on disability.they do not have the means or the know how to do everyday chores around the house.Does anyone have any suggestions on what i can do to help him out?he is going to the doctor as soon as they open.
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- cowboydocLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
A staff infection or Staphylococcus Aurie's is a virulent and highly infectious infection that takes a lot of medicine and time to heal.
It starts by a pimple pinching or some other type of skin break and the staff, which we all have, the body is already broken down from something else, then the staff gets in and starts to incubate.
It can be weeks, months or even a year, before it migrates to the inner organs and can even turn into a MRSA or flesh eating bacteria.
He has to see his doctor right away, with a transcript of the diagnosis if possible from the lab to save time.
They will run tests to see how virulent this is and what types of biotics to use, usually a Bactern anti biotic works well.
And, I'm afraid, yes, he can spread this but, you don't have to go crazy sanitizing anything, just common procedures with washing the hands etc, will work.
Source(s): former MedLab technologist - Katie_louiseLv 41 decade ago
Staph infections are highly contagious, if it has not got proper dressings and medical attention. Great care needs to be taken such as keeping things clean, and germ free.
Most staph infections are actually picked up in hospitals, staph can sit for ages on anything waiting to be picked up. Staph eats the body.
If you are going to be looking after him, make sure that you wash your hands regularly. But everyone needs to be kept clean. Use anti bacterial stuff to clean.
- 1 decade ago
"Staph bacteria can spread through the air, on contaminated surfaces, and from person to person. Kids can carry staph bacteria from one area of their body to another — or pass it to other people — via dirty hands or fingernails. So good hand washing is vital to preventing staph infections."
-Nemour's Foundation(link in source section)
To disinfect i would recommend a low concentration bleach solution and again wash your hands regularly(#1 Way to prevent spreading communicable diseases)
- krispie5Lv 41 decade ago
you don't necessarily need to sterilize the home, but a little bleach in the common areas would help.
i'm not sure how mobile either of them is, but it would help 100% if you made sure they were both properly washing their hands after using the bathroom.
Source(s): i work in a lab. - 1 decade ago
There's many variants of Staphylococcus aureus....including the methicillin resistant kind which we know can spread (MRSA)....so I would imagine it depends on the kind of staph infection.
- 1 decade ago
im pretty sure it is don't know .my dad was really sick to last year and was in the hospital for a month with two different things and still don't know what it is so at least they know about it
