We have a relative who contracted in while in the hospital for another illness. She is in her 80’s and it has ruined what's left of her life, and it's a problem for her husband and their adopted son who is a teenager. While we can't be absolutely sure of the genesis of this infection, it is an undeniable fact that the unfettered illegal immigration into this country is bring back diseases we had eradicated decades ago. And yet the RAT Party chooses to obstruct needed legislation that would protect the health of our citizens, because of their inane desire to regain control of our government. Breaking a few eggs, has now devolved into "unfortunate casualties" in the political war we're engaged in.
I’m sorry for your unfortunate experience. Any staph infection can be rough in an elderly patient. Illegals do bring in a lot of diseases but MRSA is homegrown. The police were as likely to get it from the local gym as anywhere else. I’d be a lot more worried about the resistant strains of TB and other nice bugs the illegals bring us.