[VOA]

The bacterial strain can be treated with other antibiotics,
but without treatment it can be deadly.

I'm NOT an MD; don't even play one on TV.

But having kept my leg after a cellulitis bout in 1993...
I'd say the bolded text above is key.

My INEXPERT thought from having four recurrences of cellulitis over
nearly 15 years:
Get a rash that's hotter than the surrounding skin, maybe with
muscular aches and fever...well, at least SPEAKING ONLY FOR MYSELF...
that's a sign to get to the doctor's office or ER.

[Scotswife]

I’m not sure what good it does to shut down schools and “disinfect” them.
Once the doors are re-opened and all the people return to the building, by the end of the 1st day all the regular germs, viruses and bacteria are back again.

[Fee]

Had a paper cut that caused my index finger to swell, surface was very warm within three days. Went to doctor, and he gave me a tetnus booster shot and anti biotic for MRSA. I did not get my anti biotics till three hours later, by then the swelling on my finger started to ebb (I could start bending it to a 45 degree angle). Still took my anti biotics, but the more I thought about it, probably was tetnus. Lesson, if you are in your late 40’s have the doctor check your med records for when you had your last shot or booster for tetnus. For me it was over 20 years ago when I got a booster while I was in the Army. Those boosters do wear out within 20 plus years.

[dangerdoc]

MRSA is a problem we have been dealing with in my area for the last 5 years. The only thing that has changed is that it is the “shark bite” story of 2007.

You are much more likely to die driving your car than from MRSA. In fact if you are not already critically ill from another disease, you are probably more likely to die from a lightening strike or slipping in your tub.