MRSA is a microbe that causes nasty skin infections and it is resistant to some antibiotics as well. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made a list of actions parents can take in order to prevent MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) in kids.

MRSA is very dangerous because it is spread by having direct contact with another person's infection, sharing personal items such as towels or razors that have touched infected skin, or by touching surfaces contaminated with MRSA.

It is high time parents learned how to keep their children safe from skin infections caused by the potentially dangerous bacteria. They must also teach their children to recognize MRSA skin infections and to stay away from factors that are likely to lead to infection.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that Americans visit doctors more than 12 million times per year for skin infections typical of those caused by staph bacteria. In some areas of the country, more than half of the skin infections are MRSA.
"Well-informed parents are a child's best defense against MRSA and other skin infections," said Dr. Rachel Gorwitz, a pediatrician and medical epidemiologist with CDC's Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion.

It appears as tiny red bumps, which take on the appearance of pustules or boils. They are often red, swollen, painful, warm to the touch, and they may or may not have pus or other drainage.

According to the Daily Mail, scientists used a light-activated medicine along with a special gel to hold the drug and cover infected wounds. The gel is the one that releases the drug, which is afterwards activated by a particular kind of light that kills the bugs. In laboratory studies, the system was 100 per cent successful.