I am a MRSA immue compromised from getting the infection in my incsion after my appendectomy back in 2004. I have been suffering since to the point of 10 min close to death when I aquired double pneumonia last Dec and my MRSA surfaced and I was on the vent for 10 out of 16 days in bed in CCU.
Here is some new satistics out finally being recognized! This was a health segment just tonight on my local new station BayNews 9 Tampa Fla. I went to thier web site so I could copy and paste the article. You will be astounded at the least. MRSA is on the rise and getting out of control. I personally want to see it STOPPED!

Article:

Deadly infection

More than 90,000 Americans get potentially deadly infections each year from a drug-resistant staph "superbug." That's according to the government's first overall estimate of invasive disease caused by the germ. Most drug-resistant staph cases are mild skin infections. But the study focused on invasive infections that enter the bloodstream or destroy flesh and can turn deadly.

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The study classified 58.4% of the cases as healthcare associated, meaning people got the infections after a procedure such as dialysis or surgery. It reports 26.6% got infected while in a hospital, and 13.7% got infected in the community. Researchers call this a major public health problem.

Experts say the infection sometimes first appears on the skin as a red, swollen pimple or boil that may be painful or have pus. It can be spread by close skin-to skin contact or by touching surfaces contaminated with the germ.

Prevention tips from CDC:

Good hand hygiene
Keep hands clean by washing thoroughly with soap and water or using an alcohol-based hand cleaner
Keep cuts and scrapes clean and covered with a bandage until healed
Avoid contact with other people's wounds or bandages
Avoid sharing personal items such as towels or razors