can a person with lupus catch mrsa?
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First, I'll address MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylcoccus aureus).  S. aurues is a common organism.  One-third of the U.S. population carries this organism within their nares.  About 1% of the U.S. population carries MRSA within their nares (roughly 3 million people), although higher carriage rates may vary with region and population base.  Colonization with MRSA does not equate to infection, and colonization can be harmless.  Also, there has been a delineation within the last several years between typical hospital-acquired MRSA and a newer community-acquired MRSA.  The latter form has been associated with greater virulence due to certain toxins.  There have been many reported cases of young healthy individuals presented with overwhelming pneumonia and sepsis due to community-acquired MRSA, but this is a minority.\n\nS. aureus is spread through contact with a person infected or colonized with the organism, although contact does not necessarily mean you will become infected or colonized.  Simple hygiene (ie, handwashing) is most important to prevent transmission.  Because someone else in your family has a MRSA infection, does not mean you should not go near them.  Please continue to visit and associate with your family as you always have.  It sounds as if many people in your family have problems with Staphylococcal infection, and you have probably been exposed numerous times over.\n\nWhen does MRSA cause a problem?  Several host and bacterial factors determine when MRSA becomes pathogenic.  Some bacterial factors include the ability to produce certain toxins.  Host factors include defects in skin barrier or underlying immune suppression (such as the treatment of lupus, but not lupus itself).\n\nHow do you know if your infected? What can you do?  S. aureus typically causes skin and skin structure infections such as cellulitis and furunculosis (eg, boils).  Other infections such as pneumonia are much less common.  If you develop signs of skin inflammation, it IS important to report to your doctor about exposure to MRSA.  If antibiotics are required, knowledge of exposure to MRSA can assist with prescribing appropriate empiric therapy.  Lastly, if you (or your family members) experience problems with recurrent "Staph" infections, there are a few measures which may help decrease colonization (but does not guarantee elimination of colonization or prevent re-colonization).  These factors include: use of mupirocin (Bactroban) ointment applied within the nares twice daily for 7 days and intermittent use of chlorhexidine soap applied to whole body during showering or bathing (at least twice a week).  Other factors reported by some to help include: aggressive cleaning of clothes and bedding at the beginning of the above cycle and bleach baths (1/2 cup of bleach in a full tub of water, soak for 30 min once a week).
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If you have been recently diagnosed with Lupus or have someone close to you that has been you may have many questions.  Find out if there is a support group in your area.  If not there are multiple resources (as listed by an earlier answer).\n\nTo "Live" with lupus is a choice quite simply... TO LIVE... the symptoms can be managed somewhat.  The key to it all is to find a doctor you are comfortable with.  Keep your appointments... treat infections and illness ASAP.  DO not try to be uberperson... rest when you need to rest, eat healthy, exercise whenever you can tolerate it.  The world will have to get with the program.
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I am a nurse also.  MS is an autoimmune disease.  Being compromised, if you never had chicken pox or can't remember having them, I would stay away from someone with shingles.  If you can't stay away, do not use their sheets, or towels.  Their clothing,sheets, and towels must be kept separate from everyone elses, especially the one who has MS.
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Have you thought about filing for Social Security Disability?  And then I would also contact you county health and social services department.  They may be able to get you on your state medicaid program.\n\nI have Lupus and APS....it isn't fun.  So far I haven't been in the hospital this year.  First time in a long time.
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MRSA is antibiotic resistant, so it is extremely difficult to treat. If it gets out into the community (and it already has), it can infect a lot of people and linger for a long time. In people who are weak or have poor immune systems, they are especially vulnerable to complications from MRSA infection. So it is very important to contain MRSA when it happens. This is done by careful quarantine of some patients and education about the proper use of antibiotics.
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MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) infections can cause a broad range of symptoms depending on what part of the body is infected. The body parts may include surgical wounds, burns, catheter sites, eye, skin and blood. \n\nInfection often results in redness, swelling and tenderness at the site of infection. Sometimes, people may carry MRSA without having any symptoms.
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Everyone actually has MRSA, and it can be treated via antibiotics.  Do not be afraid MRSA is very common in the elderly as well and they do have to be put in isolation because it is contagious, but it is treatable.  Good Luck!  :)
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Lupus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that can affect virtually any system in the body. Think of it as a 'self-allergy' where the body attacks its own cells and tissues, causing inflammation, pain, and possible organ damage.\n\nMany studies have shown that women are about 10 times more likely to have or to develop lupus than men. In Birmingham, the figures showed that lupus occurred in almost exactly one in 2,500 adult women; which shows that lupus is not a rare disease in women. It is however rare in men, occurring in approximately 1 in 25,000 adult men. Although the disease can start at any age, the first signs of the disease in women usually appear during the reproductive years (after the onset of menstrual periods and before the menopause). The disease is most commonly diagnosed in women between the ages of 20 and 40, and it appears to be milder in those in whom the disease starts after the menopause (when the monthly periods stop). There is no particular age pattern in men with lupus. \n\nIt is also well recognised that people from different ethnic and racial backgrounds are at different risks of developing lupus. People of West Indian origin are particularly likely to develop the disease, even when they are born and live in North America or the UK. Surprisingly, people of West African origin (from which the West Indian populations were descended) are at low risk of developing lupus. Studies have suggested that up to 1 in 250 women in Jamaica develop lupus. In Birmingham, 1 in 500 women of Afro-Caribbean background have lupus, compared with about 1 in 1000 women from India and Pakistan, and about 1 in 2,500 white European Caucasians. Other studies have shown that people of Chinese and Polynesian backgrounds are also at increased risk of developing lupus, compared with white Caucasians. \n\n\nAlthough there is no cure for lupus, for the vast majority of people with the disease effective treatment can minimize symptoms, reduce inflammation, and maintain normal bodily functions. Medications often are prescribed for people with lupus, depending on which organ(s) are involved, and the severity of involvement. Commonly prescribed medications include: \n\nNonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) – These drugs, such as aspirin and ibuprofen, are usually recommended for muscle and joint pain, and arthritis. \n\nAcetaminophen – A mild analgesic used for pain, such as Tylenol. \n\nCorticosteroids – Synthetically produced corticosteroids, such as Prednisone, are used to reduce inflammation and suppress activity of the immune system. \n\nAntimalarials – These drugs, such as Plaquenil, are prescribed for skin and joint symptoms of lupus. It may take months before these drugs demonstrate a beneficial effect. \n\nImmunomodulating Drugs – These drugs, such as Imuran and Cytoxan, act in a similar manner to the corticosteroid drugs in that they suppress inflammation and tend to suppress the immune system. \n\nBiologic Drugs – These drugs include agents that block the production of specific antibodies, like those against DNA, or agents that act to suppress the manufacture of antibodies through other mechanisms.
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Infected persons should limit further exposure to mosquito bites, stay indoors and under a mosquito net. Further, "supportive care with rest is indicated during the acute joint symptoms. Movement and mild exercise tend to improve stiffness and morning arthralgia, but heavy exercise may exacerbate rheumatic symptoms." [3]
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I`ve never heard of it being one, but I suppose it depends to what degree the MRSA affected you. It can be serious in invading an open wound, taking ages for it to heal. It could drag you down quite a bit if the infected area was bad.
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Bactrim is very effective against community acquired MRSA.\nEven if it is (ask your doctor), as long as you're reasonably healthy, you should be okay. \n\n\nListen to your doctor, not a boyfriend's mother for accurate info.
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Yes.  Did you have the MRSA before the surgery, or become infected after?  Some people are colonized with MRSA...meaning they carry it in their bodies and are not symptomatic until something else stresses the body.  Really need to ask your doc.  There are several web articles on this.  Just do a search.  Enter ,"MRSA, colonization" in the search bar.
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Yes, Lupus is a very serious disease.\nLupus is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system mistakes the body's connective tissue for a foreign invader and attacks it. There are times when the disease gets better and times when it gets worse. Some people with lupus suffer only minor inconvenience. Others suffer lifelong disability.\n\nLupus affects people of African, Asian or Native American descent three times as often as it affects whites. Nine out of 10 lupus patients are women. The disease usually strikes between age 15 and 45.\n\nThere are two kinds of lupus: discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).\n\nDLE affects only skin that is exposed to sunlight.\n\nSLE is more serious. It affects the skin and other vital organs, often causing a raised, scaly, butterfly-shaped rash across the bridge of the nose and cheeks that can leave scars if it goes untreated.\n\nSystemic lupus may also damage the connective tissue in the joints, muscles and skin, as well as the membranes surrounding the lungs, heart, kidneys and brain. SLE can also cause kidney disease. Brain involvement is rare, but lupus can cause confusion, depression, seizures and rarely, strokes.\n\nBlood vessels may come under attack. This can cause sores to break through the skin, especially in the fingers. Some lupus patients get Raynaud's syndrome, in which the small vessels in the skin tighten up and don't let enough blood get to the hands and feet -- especially in response to cold. Most attacks last only a few minutes, but can be very painful.
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease. This means that the body's defenses against infection are attacking it's own tissue. This causes inflammation. Areas of the skin or joints become painful, red, and swollen. Other parts of the body can also become inflamed and injured, including the muscles, kidneys, nervous system, blood, lungs, and heart. \n\nSLE, also called lupus, is a serious, chronic disease, which means it never goes away completely.  There may be symptom-free periods called remissions. Times when symptoms become more severe are called flare-ups. \n\n\nSome people have severe cases of lupus, but for most people symptoms can be controlled. Lupus affects mainly young women. In the US it is more common among African American, Hispanic, Asian, and Native American women. \n\nThe exact cause of lupus is not known. There may be an inherited tendency to develop the disease. Like other autoimmune diseases, attacks of lupus appear to be triggered by particular things such as viral infection and sunlight.  Exposure to the sun does worsen skin rashes and other problems of lupus.  \n\nCertain drugs may cause some people to have a lupuslike syndrome called drug-induced lupus. Examples of such drugs are hydralazine (used to treat high blood pressure) and procainamide (used to treat abnormal heart rhythms). \n\n\nLupus can take many forms and does not affect everyone in the same way. Some of the more common symptoms are: \n*painful and swollen joints \n*rash \n*unexplained fever \n*fatigue and weakness \n*hair loss \n*skin sensitivity to sunlight \n*kidney problems\n*loss of appetite, nausea, and weight loss. \n*easy bruising. \n*menstrual irregularities. \n\nThere is no cure, but there are treatments for symptoms:\n*Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as aspirin and ibuprofen, may be prescribed for joint pain and inflammation. \n*Antimalarial drugs  may be used to treat symptoms of the skin or joints. \n*Severe symptoms are treated with steroid drugs such as cortisone and prednisone or chemotherapy drugs such as methotrexate and cyclophosphamide.
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Yes, you already have one autoimmune disease so it getting worse and developing into lupus is not unheard of. Taking the right supplements and getting rid of toxins in your environment will go a long way towards fixing the problem.
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There's a good article about Lupus at http://www.hopkins-arthritis.som.jhmi.edu/other/lupus.html\n\n"The good news is that only two out of 100 children whose mother has lupus will get lupus. The genetic risk is small. It is not strictly a genetic disease."\n\nHope this helps.
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it depends on your age. sounds like arthritis, lupus, mono, it just depends. i would have to ask you further questions to determine.