Staph Infection Guide: Symptoms, Cures and Prevention

Staph infections often originate in the gym or from common skin injuries. Recognizing symptoms of staph in the nose or armpit boils is key to using the right antibiotics and dietary strategies to fight the infection.

Staph Exposure While Pregnant

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Meredyth Glass

Exposure to staph infections may be hard for you to avoid, and the prevalence of hard to treat methicillin-resistant staph aureus, or MRSA, makes reducing your risk increasingly important. However, even MRSA is treatable during pregnancy. Staph bacteria is prevalent in places such as locker rooms, gyms and hospitals.

Meredyth Glass has been writing for educational institutions since 1995. She contributes to eHow in the areas of parenting, child development, language and social skill development and the importance of play. She holds a Master of Science in speech, language pathology from California State University, Northridge and a Bachelor of Arts in anthropology from California State University, Northridge.