How Is a Staph Infection Transmitted?

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Summary: Staph infections are transmitted when staph bacteria are exposed to open wounds, the skin, mouth, eyes and other places where an infection can develop. Identify staph infection symptoms, which include recurring infections or infections that do not go away, with information from a family practitioner in this free video on medical conditions.

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By Ken Savage
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Ken Savage is a graduate of the Kansas City University school of medicine and bioscience. He completed his internship at Suncoast Hospital, and is now in private practice in Tampa,...read more

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"Hi, I'm doctor Savage. I'm here to describe how staph infection is transmitted. Staph is a type of bacteria that is transmittable and staph itself actually is in multiple parts of the environment. It can be on this desktop, it can be on my clothes, but when someone has an open wound, that bacteria can get in and setup camp and cause an infection there. Now if you actually were to have an infection anywhere in the body, anywhere on the skin with this bacteria staph, and you were to expose that area or the content from that infection you know by touching it or direct contact with another person, that bacteria can then spread over that person's skin. Once its exposed to an area in which it can setup camp, either an open wound or you know, anywhere else in the body, such, you know in the skin or in the mouth, anywhere in the eyes it can actually, you know it can cause infection pretty much anywhere. Most commonly would be the skin. Nonetheless, basically that's how it happens. If you're having symptoms of recurring infections or even an infection like this that doesn't go away, this is a situation where you should speak to your health care provider and that's basically it. I'm doctor Savage. Here's to the best of health."