When MRSA is left untreated, many patients get staph infections, short for Staphylococcus. Staph infections can affect various parts of the body but most commonly attack the skin, resulting in boils or pimples on the skin.These boils can be swollen, red and painful. If left untreated, they may also have pus.taph infections can affect various parts of the body but most commonly attack the skin, resulting in boils or pimples on the skin. These boils can be swollen, red and painful. If left untreated, they may also have pus.
Polycythemia Vera. A disease in which there are too many red blood cells in the bone marrow and blood, causing the blood to thicken. The number of white blood cells and platelets may also increase.he extra red blood cells make your blood thicker than normal. As a result, blood clots can form more easily. These clots can block blood flow through your arteries and veins, which can cause a heart attack or stroke. Thicker blood also doesn't flow as quickly to your body as normal blood.
Polycythemia vera is a condition characterized by an increased number of red blood cells in the bloodstream.Affected individuals may also have excess white blood cells and blood clotting cells called platelets. These extra cells cause the blood to be thicker than normal.ost cases of polycythemia vera are not inherited. This condition is associated with genetic changes that are somatic, which means they are acquired during a person's lifetime and are present only in certain cells.