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As always, WebMD’s articles are always scary. At least, they tend to scare me shitless. I remember a long time ago, I had a rash on my… let’s just say I had a rash… So I tried to describe as best as I can what I have to a trusty webmd.com’s search box……. 3 minutes later I was in my car on my way to the doc, shaking.  The doc just said something like “go wash it in salted water, take vitamin C, and go to bed”. Couldn’t sleep. Next day? Nothing!

Anyway, here is WebMD’s article on MRSA.

Community-Associated MRSA (CA-MRSA)

But MRSA is also showing up in healthy people who have not been living in the hospital. This type of MRSA is called community-associated MRSA, or CA-MRSA. The CDC reports that in 2003, 12% of people with MRSA infections had CA-MRSA.

Studies have shown that rates of CA-MRSA infection are growing fast. One study of children in south Texas found that cases of CA-MRSA had a 14-fold increase between 1999 and 2001.

CA-MRSA skin infections have been identified among certain populations that share close quarters or experience more skin-to-skin contact. Examples are team athletes, military recruits, and prisoners. However, more and more CA-MRSA infections are being seen in the general community as well, especially in certain geographic regions.

It’s also infecting much younger people. In a study of Minnesotans published in The Journal of the American Medical Association, the average age of people with MRSA in a hospital or healthcare facility was 68. But the average age of a person with CA-MRSA was only 23.