MRSA Code Of Ethics

The reasoning behind calling MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) a “superbug” is that it is resistant to most antibiotics. Since early childhood, we have been given antibiotics for maladies that don’t even warrant the use of them like colds or flu. The more antibiotics we take, the more likely the bacteria will mutate to a strain that is resistant. Just like with evolution, our bodies are always changing. Remember our appendix? We used to need it when we didn’t know how to make fire to cook our meat. Now that we cook it, we don’t need the appendix to filter those bacteria (at least that is my theory).
There are essentially 2 settings in which you can contract MRSA:
1. Healthcare-associated (HA-MRSA) occurs in hospitals,