What is MRSA? Stop MRSA in Jails and Prisons

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• Alternative Title:
  What is Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus ; Stop MRSA in jails and prisons
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  "What is MRSA? 1. MRSA is a germ that lives on the skin and in the nose. 2. An untreated MRSA infection can become very serious. MRSA usually starts as a bump on the skin. It can be red, full of pus, warm, painful, or swollen, and may look like a spider bite. If you have a skin sore: 1. Contact a nurse or doctor right away. 2. Don't touch or pop the sore. 3. Don't touch the pus or drain it yourself. 4. Cover the sore with a bandage. How does MRSA spread? 1. MRSA spreads when people touch infected skin, pus, or surfaces where it is present. 2. Surfaces include personal items, such as razors, clothing, towels, and bedsheets. 3. Surfaces include things commonly used by everybody, such as doorknobs and gym equipment. 4. MRSA can spread by tattooing done by inmates." - NIOSHTIC-2
• Content Notes:
  Title from NIOSHTIC-2
  
  If you have a MRSA infection (correctional staff) - http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2013-118/
  
  Also available via the World Wide Web as an Acrobat .pdf file (3 MB, 1 p.).
  
  
• Subjects:
  Correctional Institutions Hand Disinfection Industrial Hygiene Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Methicillin Resistance Occupational Health Prevention & Control Prisons Safety Staphylococcal Infections Staphylococcus Aureus Infections Workplace

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• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Document Type:
  Still Image
• Genre:
  Poster
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Pages in Document:
  print; [1] p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20042047
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/24014/cdc_24014_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.01 MB ]