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World
MRSA Day - October 2
MRSA Awareness Month - October
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MRSA (pronounced
meer-sa) is an acronym for methicillin-resistant staphylococcus
aureus - also known as the "Superbug" and can cause
deadly infections in patients in healthcare facilities and
in the community. World MRSA Day was initiated, created
and announced in January, 2009 by Jeanine Thomas, President
and
Founder of MRSA Survivors Network and is the official organizer
for World MRSA Day.Jeanine Thomas founded MRSA Survivors Network in 2003 (a
non-profit organization) and was the first advocacy group in the U.S. to raise
the alarm about the MRSA
epidemic and other healthcare-acquired infections. With
the creation of World MRSA Day, the hope is to raise the awareness
of MRSA around the globe and to activate survivors, communities,
governments, healthcare officials and personnel to join together
to stop the spread of this preventable disease.
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World
MRSA Day
Official Logo |
MRSA
Awareness Ribbon
Official Color Teal Blue |
October
is MRSA Awareness Month |
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