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I had a mrsa infection a few weeks ago. how will i know it's gone? i am avoiding family and spouse. everything in the news has me really afraid of it.
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Probably ISN'T: All people have germs on the skin. People tend to have the same germs always and treatment is not very effective at removing the germs on the skin. Furthermore, one's spouse/those around them often have the same germs. Family and spouse could have had it for a long time already. cannot say in your particular case, but generally....
Answered 8/23/2016
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