MRSA--A Deadly Infection that Can Be Mistaken for a Spider Bite

In 2007, I published an article on AC about my granddaughter's experience with MRSA, which is short for Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus. Recently a reader commented on the article, and told of a friend losing her child to MRSA. She requested that I try to get the article "out to the public again" so perhaps others would see it.

I would like to add that my granddaughter recovered from the MRSA incident with little trouble. She does have a bad scar on her shin where the sore was.

I've noticed since the incident that she seems to have skin rashes and other skin problems quite often. She recently took a round of antibiotics for her most recent "breaking out." It was not considered to be MRSA, but I have to wonder if she has an inherent weakness where skin problems are concerned, allergies, or if perhaps the bout with MRSA may have compromised her ability to fight such things off.

MRSA is not as rare as one might think. One of my niece's grandchildren had a bout with it, and as I recall, so did the child's brother. I've heard of several people I know personally who have had it. Apparently, you just don't get over it without aggressive medical treatment, and sometimes even that isn't enough.

Some resources I've investigated call MRSA a "flesh-eating bacteria." Others say it is similar to a condition called Necrotizing Fasciitis, which is the name often used for "flesh-eating bacteria." Still others say MRSA can lead to Necrotizing Fasciitis. Whatever the case may be, it's a very serious, often critical condition.

Here is the location of my previous article on MRSA: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/343156/urgent_warning_that_bite_may_be_potentially.html?cat=5

I did a lot of research before writing that article, so hopefully this will prove helpful to someone with a problem similar to the one my granddaughter had.