The term Anglo Saxon does not have anything to do with race, if you look it up in the dictionary. It is sad, that so many people today of the white, and black race have a fixation on who and what they are. People are people, we have all been born of a mother and a father, in my book, that makes us all the same.
Contact isolation precautionsâused for infections, diseases, or germs that are spread by touching the patient or items in the room (examples: MRSA, VRE, diarrheal illnesses, open wounds, RSV). 1  Wear a gown and gloves while in the patientâs room.  Remove the gown and gloves before leaving the room.
MRSA (methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus) is a type of staphylococcus bacteria (staph) that is resistant to beta-lactam antibiotics. MRSA is contagious and can cause life-threatening infection. MRSA isnât found in the natural environment (soil or water).It lives in the nose and on the skin of humans. MRSA is spread by coming in contact with an infected person or by exposure to a MRSA-contaminated object or surface that an infected person touches.A-MRSA usually causes skin infections. Areas that have been cut, scratched, or rubbed are vulnerable to infection. Areas of increased body hairâsuch as the buttocks, armpits, back of the neck, and beardâare more likely to be infected. Infected areas are red, swollen (fluid-filled) and painful to touch.