Originated From
 QueryCAT

Posted by mom 5 years ago In:

, ,

mom
mom Asked About 'Frequently Asked Questions on QueryCAT: How are MRSA and other staph spread?'

Can MRSA be spread by drinking after someone that has it?

can MRSA be spread by drinking after someone that has it?

Liked this question? Tell your friends about it

2 Answers

Order by
Oldest to Newest
Newest to Oldest
Votes
Lou Lou
Lou Lou Answered:

No MRSA is spread through breaks in the skin such as abrasions, cuts, wounds, surgical incisions or indwelling catheters.

If you drink from someone's cup, unless you have an open wound in your mouth, you should be fine.

Let the sun shine!
Add a comment Report
PuppyLover1055
PuppyLover1055 Answered:

I had MRSA go through my household last year.  It is a highly contagious virus.  The baby who had MRSA on her head had to have her scalp bathed, an ointment put on, and her head rebandaged until the sores were gone.  Whenever the dressings had to be changed, great care had to be taken that the drainage on the bandage didn't touch our skin. 

Her brother, whom we believed had had the virus under control, had a resurgence of the virus and ended up in the hopsital.  For almost four days, we didn't even know if he was going to live. 

Equally, MRSA is not like any other virus.  For some reason, the human body does NOT seem to be able to build up any kind of mechanism to fight off the virus.  It's not like any of the  viruses we see in our children's lives.  Just because you've been exposed to the virus, been to see the doctor, gotten treatment, and the leisons have healed does NOT stop it from coming back.

If you need any further information, your local health department should have quite a bit on this virus.  It's being called super virus because normal antibiotics are having such a hard time fighting it.

Merry Meet and Merry Bide

Cheryl

Add a comment Report

Related Questions

Other people asked questions on similar topics, check out the answers they received:

aclaud

Asked: Staph infection spread to spouse

My wife has staph infections that have cleared up and dried but once a year they come back very small. Can I get anything from her with normal sex, even though we do not touch the soars when they are ...
Tasha

Asked: Can MRSA spread between individual sexual contact ...

Can MRSA spread between individual sexual contact if a person has colonized MRSA with no signs or symptons?
farmer

Asked: Transmitting MRSA

can mrsa be carried by soemone living with a person with mersa? by pets? to another household

More Questions

My friend just got diagnosed with MRSA. She took a sip of my coffee and

yes, but they were not exposed. They were covered by her pants and also a bandage. I was mostly concerned if it was in her saliva from being in her system if by drinking after her I could have gotten it in my mouth ulcers. I also wasn't sure how long it would take before I would notice anything ...

Mrsa and spas am i at risk using a spa that was used by a person with

O- What was a person with MRSA doing in your spa? You do mean that the infection was on the skin. If it was on the skin, while you are probably not at any serious risi if your immune system is OK, I would still drain the spa and tell the MRSA person not to get back into it until they are cured ...

Drinking

After three drinks you lose control. After four drinks you lose count.

Can a blood test tell if i have mrsa

Yes - a blood test can help.