Question

What causes staph infections?

Answer 1

The bacteria that causes a person to develop staph infections is the bacteria called staphylococcus.

The staphylococcus bacteria is usually found on the skin or in the nose of even healthy people but people who have other health issues are more prone to staph infections.

But even when you're healthy overall you can develop staph infections.

The staph infection bacteria can live on surfaces of clothing, sinks, and other objects can contact skin and cause staph infections when people make contact with each other.

So you could get staph infections from touching someone or from simply shaking someones hand or touching their clothing if they have the staph infection bacteria present on their body.

Answer 2

Staph Infections are caused by a bacteria called staphylococcus.

Answer 3

Staph infections are caused by staphylococcus bacteria, types of germs commonly found on the skin or in the nose of even healthy individuals.

Most of the time, these bacteria cause no problems or result in relatively minor skin infections.

The symptoms of a staph infection depend on the type of infection: Skin infections can look like pimples or boils.

They may be red, swollen, and painful.

Sometimes there is pus or other drainage.

The antibiotic will vary depending on the type of infection.

In severe cases of staph infection, doctors use IV (intravenous) antibiotics to kill the bacteria.