Mrsa In Nose Contagious. However you can spread the infection to another person. My husband has mrsa in his nose.
Spread occurs through person to person contact with a skin infection or even indirect contact such as contact with a mrsa infected person s clothing or towels or even from benches in gyms all mrsa needs to establish itself is a small break in the skin or mucosa. The bacteria can live for up for several months on surfaces. Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus commonly known as mrsa is a form of contagious bacterial infection.
This may occur without any known cause or after a nose piercing or injury that leaves nose tissue prone to infection.
The symptoms of mrsa depend on where you re infected. A painful pus filled sore or boil inside the nose may be caused by mrsa or another form of staph infection. Being mrsa contagious shedding. The bacteria can live for up for several months on surfaces.