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Where Is Staphylococcus Found In The Body & What Happens If Staph Infection Goes Untreated?

Staphylococcus bacteria or Staph bacteria, is a type of germ that might actually be on your body at any current time, yet might not be a reason to worry. It is estimated that 25% of people have staphylococcus bacteria on their skin surface, without any complications. However, when these bacteria make their way inside the body, the real problem arises. Let us read below and know more about, where are these staphylococcus bacteria found in the body and what happens if staph infection goes untreated?

Where Is Staphylococcus Found In The Body?

Staphylococcus bacteria are commonly found on the skin or in the nose of even healthy individuals. Though most of the times, these staphylococcus bacteria cause no problems, or may sometimes result in minor skin infections, these staph infections can at times turn deadly if the bacteria invade deeper into the body, or enter into the bloodstream, bones, joints, lungs or heart. Such invasive staph infection might be life-threatening and require immediate treatments.

What Happens If Staph Infection Goes Untreated?

Skin-based staph infections are usually present as red patches, boils, blisters, and skin abscesses. It is also accompanied with a fever. Usually antibiotics are taken to treat skin-related staph infections.

However, invasive staph infections can be really life threatening, if they go untreated. The biggest concern here is that symptoms vary depending on where the bacteria, takes hold. For instance, septic arthritis is when staph infection is in joints and it is marked by redness, fever and joint pain. Similarly, sepsis, is a condition that occur when staph infection is in the bloodstream; and it is one of the most dangerous forms of staph infection. Here, symptoms include rapid breathing, fever, an elevated heart rate, chills, and disorientation. Staph infections of the gastrointestinal tract causes stomach cramps, diarrhea, and vomiting. Similarly, staph infections in the bones cause fever, chills, and also pain in the infected area.

It must be strictly noted that if skin-based staph infection goes untreated it can lead to invasive staph infection and that can be really life threatening.

Conclusion

So, we now know that we can be at a serious risk if we develop an invasive staph infection. So, in case you suspect being suffering with staph infection, it is important for you to have a healthy lifestyle, a healthy diet, regular exercise, minimizing alcohol and avoiding smoking and illicit drugs. Apart from this, you also need to maintain some safety precautions such as washing your hands thoroughly after going to washroom, before and after preparing food, and after coming home from a crowded area.

Make sure that you must consult with your doctor as soon as possible, if you have symptoms of an invasive staph infection.

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Last Modified On:August 7, 2023

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