- Wash your hands often using soap and water for at least 15 seconds each time
- Carry alcohol-based instant hand sanitizers with you for times when you can’t wash your hands
- Keep any broken skin clean and covered with a bandage
- Don’t share razors, towels, clothing or other items that come in contact with bare skin
- Clean shared sports equipment with antiseptic solution before each use or use a barrier suck as clothing or a towel between your skin and the equipment
- Wipe frequently touched surfaces such as countertops, computers, doorknobs with disinfectant
Call Physicians’ Primary Care if:
- You have an area of skin that is red, painful, swollen, and/or filled with pus
- Your skin is inflamed and you also are feverish or feel sick
- Skin infections seem to be passing from one family member to another or if two or more family members have skin infections at the same time
If your home, office, or school facility has fallen pry to MRSA please contact your local physician for treatment and H2O 911 for the sterilization of the infected area. H2O 911 is highly trained and experienced in the area disinfection and removal such menaces as MRSA/Staph. |