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.................What is Staphylococcus?
Staphylococcus is a group of bacteria that can cause a multitude of diseases as a result of infection of various tissues of the body. Staphylococcus is more familiarly known as Staph (pronounced "staff"). Staph-related illness can range from mild and requiring no treatment to severe and potentially fatal.
The name "Staphylococcus" comes from the Greek staphyle, meaning a bunch of g****s, and kokkos, meaning berry, and that is what Staph look like under the microscope, like a bunch of g****s or little round berries. (In technical terms, these are gram-positive, facultative anaerobic, usually unencapsulated cocci.)
Over 30 different types of Staphylococci can infect humans, but most infections are caused by Staphylococcus aureus. Staphylococci can be found normally in the nose and on the skin (and less commonly in other locations) of 20%-30% of healthy adults. In the majority of cases, the bacteria do not cause disease. However, damage to the skin or other injury may allow the bacteria to overcome the natural protective mechanisms of the body, leading to infection.
Who is at risk for Staph infections?
Anyone can develop a Staph infection, although certain groups of people are at greater risk, including 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 all have an increased risk of developing Staph infections.
What are the symptoms and signs of a Staph infection?
Staphylococcal disease of the skin usually results in a localized collection of pus, known as an abscess, boil, or furuncle. The affected area may be red, swollen, and painful. Drainage or pus is common.
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i agree its a serious condition, bro. nobody is downplaying the injury at all.
my problem is that people are acting as if pavlik had no idea, and this **** just broke out all of a sudden, and he's as much in the dark as everyone is....
my point is that its his own fault....
its funny to me that when rumors of mayweather going broke came out, it was "****** mayweather for spending all that money...."
but when news comes out about another fighter, having an injury, and not getting it treated like he's supposed to, and in turn having to cancel fights, its "poor kelly pavlik.."
**** that....
if news breaks that a dude catches an AIDS case for ****ing whores raw all the time, i'm gonna say its his fault. no need to post pics of what AIDS looks like....Comment
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Some people don't know what a staph infection is.i agree its a serious condition, bro. nobody is downplaying the injury at all.
my problem is that people are acting as if pavlik had no idea, and this **** just broke out all of a sudden, and he's as much in the dark as everyone is....
my point is that its his own fault....
its funny to me that when rumors of mayweather going broke came out, it was "****** mayweather for spending all that money...."
but when news comes out about another fighter, having an injury, and not getting it treated like he's supposed to, and in turn having to cancel fights, its "poor kelly pavlik.."
**** that....
if news breaks that a dude catches an AIDS case for ****ing whores raw all the time, i'm gonna say its his fault. no need to post pics of what AIDS looks like....Comment
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