🚨 MISINFORMATION ON STAPH INFECTIONS 🚨
i see all these fucking nurses on reddit saying that technically everyone can carry a staph . yeah but it matters when the infection is ACTIVE.
and their logic is so reductive too. their thinking is "oh just take the right antibiotics!" first of all mrsa multiplies fast so you are even lucky if you get prescribed in time, as it might not always be that obvious.
and this idea that only hospital acquired MRSA is deadly .. is just fucking bogus and straight up medical gaslighting.
once any infection becomes invasive, the mortality rate significantly jumps and mrsa, if anything, is way more aggressive and multiplies so fast that you are lucky if you even catch it in time.
you do know that this actively DESTROYS your tissue and could turn flesh eating right?
and lastly i dont think anything that leaves people chronically ill should be considered "minor". full stop.
this is the type of ignorance that kills peopple and i cant believe i even have to say this but here we are.
anyways if you take away anything from this post just know that if you have ANY weird skin thing that popped out of nowhere (even if it’s just a small red bump) please get it checked out asap as you never know and god forbid it be a staph like MRSA .. you do NOT wanna take chances with that .
and if your doctor tries to brush it off DO NOT leave without a culture test (and even then god knows if the delay in testing is worth even risking) and the proper prescription. AND MAKE SURE ITS NOT A BASIC ANTIBIOTIC and one that actually targets MRSA and is specific. and if they refuse any of this ask them to document it in your chart. stay well and stay safe out there.
