World MRSA Day Helps To Raise MRSA Awareness October Is MRSA Month

MRSA day is a world-wide awareness day for the deadly ’superbug’ MRSA.

Initiated by MRSA Survivors Network, the U.S. Senate passed senate resolution 301 on Oct. 5, 2009 designating World MRSA Day, Oct. 2 and World MRSA Awareness Month, October.

The annual kick-off event for World MRSA Day will be held Oct. 1st at Loyola University Chicago, north shore campus. All other events will be held on Oct. 2nd and throughout the month of October, World MRSA Awareness Month.

The CDC noted the following information about MRSA:

MRSA is methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, a potentially dangerous type of staph bacteria that is resistant to certain antibiotics and may cause skin and other infections. You can get MRSA through direct contact with an infected person or by sharing personal items, such as towels or razors that have touched infected skin.

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