Are you afraid of getting MRSA or not being able to get rid of your MRSA infection?
The number one question I hear from people handling MRSA infections is "will I get better if I have MRSA?" Recurring infections are the most common challenge people have with MRSA, and more and more people get infected with this dangerous strain of Staph aureus bacteria every year.
To answer the question will I get better if I have MRSA depends on how well you understand your infection and if your treatment is focused on long-term success in addition to your short-term relief. You can get better and you can become free from MRSA by understanding what MRSA is, how it works in your body, and how to treat the root cause of your infection.
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In 2005, MRSA was responsible for over 94,000 life-threatening infections and close to 19,000 people died (more than AID’s). And these MRSA statistics are not getting any better. MRSA stands for Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus. It is a type of infection caused by bacteria known as Staphylococcus aureus – or “staph”.
Staph aureus is found on the skin and in the nose of many healthy people and is usually a “friendly” bacteria. However, with the invention of antibiotics in the 1940’s (such as penicillin) bacteria, including Staph aureus, have become resistant to these and many other types of antibiotics. The over-prescription of antibiotics by doctors world-wide, along with the over-use of antibiotics in the food-animal industry, have helped created MRSA.
There are two main types of MRSA. One type that exists in hospitals is called Health-Care Associated MRSA (HA-MRSA). People visiting hospitals, especially those staying in hospitals, are more susceptible to getting this strain of MRSA. Community Associated MRSA (CA-MRSA) infections occur in otherwise healthy people who have not been hospitalized recently. These infections can be picked up at shopping centers, schools, gyms, or any other place where many people frequent.
MRSA is resistant to many different antibiotics including: Oxacillin, Penicillin, Methicillin, Amoxicillin, Erythromycin, Ciprofloxacin, Cephalosporins and some strains are resistant to Vancomycin, one of the “last resort” antibiotics. Pharmaceutical companies are frantically trying to come up with new antibiotics to treat MRSA.
New Research on MRSA Resistance and L-Forms
New research is implicating a type of bacterial mutation called an “L-Form” Staph aureus or “L-Form” MRSA that may be one reason why MRSA is so difficult to treat with antibiotics. Staph aureus bacteria have been shown to lose their cell walls (and become the “L-Form”) and can then go into hiding in the body when subjected to certain types of antibiotics. After the course of antibiotics is finished, L-form bacteria can then re-form their cell wall and cause an infection again. This new research may be the answer to why MRSA is so hard to treat using conventional methods like antibiotics.
Why “L-Forms”? Bacteria are very good at survival. They reproduce very quickly and can become resistant to an antibiotic in a matter of hours. They share knowledge about antibiotics, and can even acquire genetic information to become antibiotic resistant by scavenging the remnants of dead bacteria killed by the antibiotic. This is just one way they have learned to adapt and survive. Unfortunately, these L-forms are difficult for your immune system to combat, difficult to diagnose or treat and can lay dormant for months or even years before causing re-infections.
Did you know that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is warning that the “the antibiotic era” is coming to an end because so many bacteria are now antibiotic resistant? It’s becoming increasingly clear that alternate treatment methods must be used to successfully manage these infections as more and more antibiotics become ineffective or decreased in effectiveness.
MRSA Symptoms
MRSA most often appears as a skin infection like a boil, abscess or even pimple-like clusters. It’s often mistaken for a spider bite. These areas are red, swollen, and painful and can be pus filled. A doctor is required to lance abscesses. Good skin hygiene is key, as well as topical treatments like premium essential oils, Manuka honey or other proven treatments. Antibiotics are usually the only treatment offered by Western medicine and may be advisable for severe or spreading infections.
If skin infections are left alone or are unrecognized, occasionally they can rapidly spread to affect internal organs or create a systemic infection (septicemia, bone or lung infections and can be very deadly forms of MRSA). Therefore, be sure to see a health care provider immediately if you think you may have MRSA. Conventional methods using antibiotics like vancomycin for treating CA-MRSA and HA-MRSA can still work, however, vancomycin resistant strains of MRSA are showing up now too.
Antibiotics are Not a Long Term Solution
Many herbs and essential oils are very antibacterial against MRSA and Staph infections.
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All indicators are showing that the use of antibiotics, while they may be necessary and life saving, are not a long term solution. New approaches need to be used that are effective against MRSA, including the new MRSA “L-Form”. The best way to treat MRSA for long-term success is to address the ROOT CAUSE of why you got infected and use short-term treatment methods that both MRSA and L-Form MRSA are susceptible to. The majority of people get infections because they have weakened or neglected immune systems.
Fortunately, there are several well known and effective ways to boost your immune system and enable your body to recover from and prevent recurring infections. There are also premium essential oils and other natural products that MRSA has not shown resistance to. So, to the question "will I get better if I have MRSA"
, the answer is YES - if you learn how to boost your immune system and use natural and effective means that MRSA is still susceptible to.
Michelle Moore, Microbiologist and Total Health Advocate
www.Staph-Infection-Resources.com
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