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Review an article about one of the following infections/superbugs: MRSA, VRE or C-diff.
How is the infection spread?
Is it treatable and preventable?
Are there long-term effects if left untreated?
How prevalent is the infection/How common is it?
Discuss an incident of a poor outcome or fatality related to the infection.
MRSA(Methicillin -resistanet Staphylococcus aureus)
a.This bacteria lives on skin and in the nose and is generally harmless, but causes infection when begin to get multiply uncontrollably, generally spread through cuts or breaks in skin.
b. Yes MSRA infection is treatable with certain types of antibiotics.
keeping personal hygiene, washing hands regularly, covering wounds and cuts, by not sharing personal items and regular sanitization helps in prevention.
c.Yes there are severe and life-threatening infection if left untreated.
d. It is quite prevalent . about 2 in every 100 persons carry MRSA.
e.20,000 associated deaths occureddue to MRSA in the UN states in 2017.