Many people who get MRSA, or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus - a form of staph infection that's resistant to some antibiotics - believe that they have just a simple spider bite, ingrown hair, or pimple. Often times doctors agree with their patients and just prescribe an antibiotic. But, then the skin infection spreads and specialists finally figure out it's MRSA. Most often MRSA shows up as skin infections, but they can also progress into life-threatening conditions such as pneumonia, bloodstream infections or surgical wound infections. Read more from the Akron Beacon Journal.
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