Cara is Norse for song of the swan or swan maiden. Cara was one of the Valkyries who took fallen battle heroes to their reward in Valhalla. The phrase swan song used to describe someone's last hurrah comes from this. This name is also spelled Kara. -- Anonymous User 10/2/2008. To the anonymous person above who claims Cara to be a Norse name having to do Valkyries and swan songs.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) (/ÉmÉrÉseÉª/ or /ËmÉrsÉ/) is a bacterium responsible for several difficult-to-treat infections in humans. It is also called oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (ORSA).RSA is any strain of Staphylococcus aureus that has developed, through the process of natural selection, resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics, which include the penicillins (methicillin, dicloxacillin, nafcillin, oxacillin, etc.) and the cephalosporins.
Most MRSA infections occur in people who've been in hospitals or other health care settings, such as nursing homes and dialysis centers. When it occurs in these settings, it's known as health care-associated MRSA (HA-MRSA). HA-MRSA infections typically are associated with invasive procedures or devices, such as surgeries, intravenous tubing or artificial joints. Another type of MRSA infection has occurred in the wider community â among healthy people. This form, community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA), often begins as a painful skin boil. It's spread by skin-to-skin contact.