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.

If you or someone in your family experiences these signs and symptoms, cover the area with a bandage and contact your healthcare professional. It is especially important to contact your healthcare professional if signs and symptoms of an MRSA skin infection are accompanied by a fever.

What are the signs and symptoms of MRSA skin infections? Most staph skin infections, including MRSA, appear as a bump or infected area on the skin that may be:

  • Red
  • Swollen
  • Painful
  • Warm to the touch
  • Full of pus or other drainage
  • Accompanied by a fever
     

http://www.cdc.gov/mrsa/

 

 

MEDICARE OPTIONS

 

As a Medicare beneficiary, you can choose from different Medicare options.  One option is the original Medicare Plan (fee for service).

Another option is a Medicare health plan such as a Medicare Advantage Health Maintenance Organization.

 

Citrus Health Care is such a plan, offering plan options in Pasco County, There will be a Citrus Health Care Representative available to answer your questions and provide information about your options on:
 

 Thursday, January 8, 2009 at 10:00 a.m.

   Thursday, January 15, 2009 at 10:00 a.m.

   Thursday, January 22, 2009 at 10:00 a.m.

 

Here at the Claude Pepper Center.

 

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