MRSA is primarily transmitted through person-to-person contact or touching contaminated surfaces. Direct contact with an infected person or carrier is the most common mode of transmission, but it can also spread through coughing, sneezing, or contaminated objects. MRSA can live on a carrier’s skin for a long time without causing an active infection.
The primary methods of transmission of MRSA are person-to-person contact and touching an object or surface that has been contaminated with the bacteria. Person-to-person contact is typically the most common mode of transmission and can spread MRSA in one of two ways: someone can interact with another person who is actively infected, or someone who is a carrier can unknowingly pass it on to another person. Getting MRSA from bacteria on a surface can happen anywhere, although it may be more likely to occur in places where there is a high likelihood that people with the disease are present, such as a hospital or in settings where people share many personal items, such as a gym or daycare.
Direct contact with an infected individual is the most direct means of transmission of MRSA. MRSA causes pustules to form on the skin, and if another person touches these infected areas, the bacteria can spread to him or her. This can lead to an active infection if it gets into a break in the skin, or it can simply make that person a carrier who can spread it to others. MRSA also thrives in mucous membranes, so sneezing or coughing can spread the disease, either by carrying it through the air or by moving it to your hands or surfaces where it can be passed on to another person.
Transmission of MRSA can also occur when a person carrying the disease comes into contact with another person. People become carriers when their skin becomes colonized with MRSA bacteria through contact with an infected person, another carrier, or a contaminated surface. The bacteria can then live on a carrier’s skin for days, weeks, or even years, without ever becoming an active infection. When the carrier touches another person, they can transmit the bacteria, making the other person a carrier or possibly giving them an active infection. The vector can also leave bacteria on other surfaces, contaminating them.
It’s also possible that MRSA transmission occurs when the bacteria gets on an object or surface from an infected person or carrier. Other people can then touch the contaminated surface, spreading the disease. This method of transmission typically occurs less frequently than passing directly from one person to another, but it is not uncommon in areas such as hospitals, military or sports facilities.
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