Staph Infection  What is Staph Infection?  Staphylococcus
Bacteria  Staphylococcus (commonly called as Staph) is a group
of bacteria that causes a multitude of skin infections among
humans. Over 30 different types of Staphylococci can infect
humans, but most infections are caused by Staphylococcus aureus.
Staphylococci can be found normally in the nose and on the skin
(and less commonly in other locations) of 20%-30% of healthy
adults. These Staph Skin Infections range from minor ones
requiring no medication to quite severe ones.  The Staph
Infection often begins with a small cut, abrasion or crack which
gets infected by the Staphylococcus bacteria. The severity of
the skin infection depends on how fast and how deep the bacteria
spread and whether the infection is treatable with antibiotics
or not. The Antibiotic Resistant Staph Infections like MRSA are
common in North America.   Some more conditions caused by the
Staph Bacteria are:  An infection of the hair follicles that
causes small white headed boils on