MRSA Symptoms List

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is a sometimes fatal infection, caused by Staphylococcus Aureus bacteria. This strain is actually resistant to broad spectrum antibiotics. Mostly, patients of MRSA are found in hospitals, not in communities. Symptoms of MRSA depend on the area of body, where infection sets in like skin or a wound. In case of skin infection, the area may look like a boil.

Usually you can identify this disease, by observing skin, if you see there is:

  • Swelling
  • Redness
  • Painful patches
  • Boils filled with pus
  • Abscesses
  • Impetigo

MRSA can also cause skin infections like Cellulitis ,Sty an infection of eyelid gland and Carbuncles.

Other symptoms include, fever, chill, short breath etc. Necrotizing fasciitis is another infection, that may result from MRSA infection in human body. MRSA can affect lungs and cause pneumonia.

MRSA symptoms also manifest in form of low blood pressure, headaches, and rashes over body etc. The bacteria may reach important internal organs, like heart, lungs, bones, joints and cause serious damage. This infection is life threatening and must be treated with caution and urgency.

If you see a mark on skin resembling spider bite, you should not overlook it, as it can be MRSA also. Septicemia, toxic shocks are two other symptoms of MRSA. You must understand that most people are merely carriers of MRSA and may carry this disease for years, without getting affected with it.

MRSA symptoms are most prominent on skin, so skin lesions and infections must never be treated lightly. They may resemble a common malady, but in reality, it may be MRSA. It is best to consult a doctor or health care professional if you see any symptom or a combination of symptoms, discussed here. Though the bacteria staph is present in 25% to 30% people, in their nose, they are not affected by it. The bacteria affect only 1% population and they suffer from MRSA. Symptoms of this disease should not be overlooked, as the disease is very fatal and immediate medical care is required.