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Staphylococcus Aureus and Other Infectious Bacteria

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Staphylococcus aureus also known as the staph infection is a group of bacteria that can cause a number of diseases as a result of infections of various tissues of the body. (Stoppler, 2014) S. aureus has long been recognized as one of the most important bacteria that cause disease in humans. It is the leading cause of skin and soft tissue infections such as abscesses (boils), furuncles, and cellulitis. Although most staph infections are not serious, S. aureus can cause serious infections such as bloodstream infections, pneumonia, or bone and joint infections. (Sheet, 2014)
People who are at risk to develop the S. aureus are newborn infants, breastfeeding women and people with chronic conditions such as diabetes, cancer, vascular disease, and lung disease. Injecting drug users, those with skin injuries or disorders, intravenous catheters, surgical incisions, and those with a weakened immune system due either to disease or a result of immune suppressing medications all have an increase risks of developing staph infections. (Stoppler, 2014)
Many healthy people can carry the staphylococcus aureus on their skin and in their noses without getting sick. The bacteria staphylococcus aureus causes damage when the skin is punctured or broken. It enters in the wound and causes infections, which leads to other health problems. Area infected becomes swollen, red, and painful.
Infections caused by S. aureus are abscess and cellulitis. Abscess looks like a boil and it is filled with pus, red, painful and swollen and the skin surrounding the abscess can feel warm to the touch. Cellulitis is an infection of the underlying layers of the skin. Results from a scrape or cut in the skin which allows bacteria to enter, although no injury may be appar...

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...th throughout the day. Clean hands can stop germs from spreading from one person to another throughout an entire community. Hand washing can save many lives.

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