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MRSA is a germ that lives on the skin and in the nose. An untreated MRSA infection can become very serious. MRSA usually starts as a bump on the skin.
Format: PDF
Language: English (US)
Developed by: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Others in this series
Describes workplace MRSA exposure and prevention.
For correctional facilities
Explains how to handle laundry safely in correctional facilities.
Explains how to prevent MRSA exposure from high-touch surfaces in correctional facilities.
For correctional managers
Explains to managers how to protect correctional staff from MRSA.
Provides a checklist for managers to protect correctional staff from MRSA.
For correctional staff
Explains what correctional staff should do if they have a MRSA infection.
Explains to correctional staff how to prevent MRSA by avoiding sharing of personal items.
Explains how hand sanitizer stops MRSA in jails and prisons.
Explains how hand sanitizer stops MRSA in jails and prisons.
Explains the proper use of personal protective equipment by correctional staff.
Explains how hand-washing stops MRSA in jails and prisons.
Explains MRSA to correctional officers.
For inmates
Explains MRSA to inmates.
Explains how hand-washing stops MRSA in jails and prisons.
Content Source:
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health