Question 1

what could cause you get staph infection?

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Some thoughts...: Some people have staph bacteria colonizing their skin or nose and have no obvious symptoms.  During times of illness, stress, skin breakdown (cuts, scrapes) or immunosuppression, the bacteria can cause infection.  You can also get it from coming into contact with it in the environment or with a person who has an active staph lesion.

Question 2

what causes a yeast/staph infection in men?

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Depends: In the genitals, its from the warm and moist environment.  Over the counter antifungal creams are usually enough to cure them.  In general, it's from the fungus (tinea or candida) and normal skin bacteria (staphylococcus) that are allowed to attack through a break in the skin or a disease (like diabetes, etc).

Question 3

staph infection in anal area what causes it?

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Wrong place: Staph are normal skin flora.  If there's skin trauma (scratch, ingrown hair, obstructed gland) the bacteria finds a nice warm spot w/lots of free food ; they can set up shop ; grow.  Staph release toxins that allow them to break down skin ; make deeper homes ; more bacteria food. The process continues until the immune system kicks in, wound is opened/drained (o2 is toxic to staph), +/- antibiotics.

Question 4

can staph infection cause hives?

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Possibly: States of immune activation, such as infections, can lead to hives. Typically, we see viral infections in children lead to short-lived hives. However, there is evidence that people with hives have a higher incidence of colonization with staph (bacteria living on the skin but not causing infection). It's not clear how or why this occurs, but there does seem to be a link.

Question 5

are hives caused by staph infection?

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No: Mrsa abscesses can look a little like hives but often contain pus , are painful, can be very large, and usually only a small number are present. Hives usually follow exposure to antibiotics(sometimes the cause is in not known) or certain foods such as strawberries, are usually multiple small raised  very itchy spots and tend to be multiple. 
As always, see your doctor for any serious illness

Question 6

can staph infection cause hives all over body?

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NO: Hives are caused by type 1 hypersensitivity reactions or allergies.  Staph. Aureus skin infections can occur in many areas of the body especially with impetigo but these are not hives.

Question 7

what causes a reaccurring mrsa staph infection?  how can you prevent it?

Accepted Answer

Not known for sure: Some people get recurrent MRSA infections. Certain people carry MRSA on their skin , nails, and/or in their noses. (colonized), considered  to be MRSA "carriers" and may be more likely to get infections. There is not enough data to recommend specific treatments that get rid of colonized mrsa. Some prescribe topical, intranasal, or systemic antimicrobial agents to patients with recurrent mrsa.

Question 8

can coag negative staph infection carried for over a year in your body undetected cause memory loss?

Accepted Answer

No: Everyone carries coag-negative staph on the skin.  It is not a cause of memory loss.

Question 9

29 year old female with reocurring shingles or staph infection can't tell which they look a lot alike. what would cause them to reocurr for 8 years?

Accepted Answer

Get seen: This is the 21st century and even in our dysfunctional health care system, you have a right to know which of these two very different illnesses you have -- or whether it's something else entirely. Recurring staph is a danger to life; recurring shingles to long-term health.

Question 10

what causes rid of a staph infection scar?

Accepted Answer

Improve, not remove.: Scars cannot be removed but there is a large variety of techniques to improve their appearance, both surgical and non-surgical. They also improve with time. See a dermatologist or board-certified plastic surgeon to evaluate your options.

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