M.R.S.A. (Super Bug)

Following my accident in 1996 it was a regular occurrence that a new ailment was added to the list of things for my body to cope with. First come Diabetes, then Hypothyroidism, then liver problems and so on. At some point during my recovery a male nurse knelt beside my bed and uttered the words “You have M R S A”! He proceeded to tell me it was nothing to worry about although I was going to have to be moved to the infectious diseases ward, as they had no side rooms on the orthopaedic ward where I was. I was unperturbed by this latest worry as I had worked on the infectious diseases ward previously and realised that freedom of the patient was far ...

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (Often called “The super Bug”) I asked for this to be added to the site after contracting it during my last operation in August 2001. (This is very long… sorry.) This is an infection most know of but few understand. It is, despite many hospitals claims, almost always contracted inside hospital. It is a nasty infection taking a long time to heal and treat. It can be prevented by the most basic of all things like “Washing Hands”… Washing hands is not a quick rinse under the running tap, it is something that requires thought and all of about 1 minute of time. It is, sadly, ...