spread of MRSA

[marj93]

Can MRSA be transmitted through use of phone and computer equipment?  What is the best way to protect yourself from this infection if you work with someone who is getting over it?

[f06051315a2009]

THE short advice to you is YES.
Public telephones can transmit MRSA, tuberculosis and a lot more.
Telephone companies do regularly decontaminate public phones.
Use your own mobile phone and do not allow others to use it unless in emergency.

There are over 3,000,000 HIV positives in the USA and they are walking time germ bombs.  They easily catch and spread infections.

Washing hands is not enough.

[lookin4aclue]

MRSA can be spread by alot of means, but it really depends on where the MRSA is colinized in the person.  There are a few ways to get this, and if it is in the nose, mouth, or something like that sure via phone would be a way to get it.  The best pertection from this is washing your hands.  If you notice you have touched something they have had wash your hands.  Also hand santizers are good.  You could also ask the person that has the MRSA if they were decolinzed.  If so, then there wouldn't be any worry really.  You can come incontact with MRSA in the community just about anywhere, and many towns and cities around the US have more than half of there community infected at some point with MRSA.  The higher the infection rate in your community, the less likely that your coworker has been deconlinized(because it wouldn't do any good).
Just remember the best defense to any bacteria is good hand washing skills.