Mercer Disease - Infectious Diseases Message Board

vbcatw · 05-23-2004, 02:11 PM

My step-grandfather was diagnosed two days ago with Mercer disease. I can find mothing about it in medical dictionaries or online. If anyone has any information about this or has heard of it I would appreaciate a response. We
haven't been able to speak with the doctor so this may not even be the way it is spelled. All I know for sure is it is infectious and his feet are not to be touched without gloves or anything that has his urine on it. He is in isoloation at a VA hospital. They are needing to put him in a rehab but no one want to take him because of the isolation thing. Thank for any help.

tryingtofeelgood · 05-24-2004, 03:47 PM

I am sorry to hear of your grandfather's health. I have not heard of Mercer disease either. Perhaps you have made a phone call and have the doctor spell it out for you. Then you can research/post here for help.

Randi

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Originally Posted by vbcatw

My step-grandfather was diagnosed two days ago with Mercer disease. I can find mothing about it in medical dictionaries or online. If anyone has any information about this or has heard of it I would appreaciate a response. We
haven't been able to speak with the doctor so this may not even be the way it is spelled. All I know for sure is it is infectious and his feet are not to be touched without gloves or anything that has his urine on it. He is in isoloation at a VA hospital. They are needing to put him in a rehab but no one want to take him because of the isolation thing. Thank for any help.

ehmutley · 05-25-2004, 10:32 AM

Hi there. My dad has had Mercer infections for a while now, also in his foot. He's a diabetic and had several surgeries on one of his feet, and during one he contracted the Mercer virus. I don't know to much about it other than what my mom remembers to tell me. From what I know, and this is just heresay, the virus never goes away and is prone to flare ups every now and then. My dad just had a flare up that landed him in the hospital fighting for his foot and his life. I wish your step-grandfather all the luck in the world.

~E

ehmutley · 05-26-2004, 07:44 AM

I have a friend who's a nurse and she was able to answer a lot of questions about MRSA. Here's a brief overview:

MRSA is a form of infection from Staphyloccocus areus that is resistant to the antibiotic methicillin. Staph aureus is a group of bacteria commonly found on the skin. When skin is cut or scraped, the bacteria can enter the body and cause a relatively common skin infection. But when these bacteria become resistant to antibiotics, as is the case with MRSA, they can spread to cause pneumonia, bone infections, and infections of the bloodstream.

Maybe you can find more information on it now that you know the correct spelling. Hope this helps.

~Erin

butterflytrans · 06-14-2004, 04:58 PM

So is the disease you guys are talking about Mercer's or MRSA? I'll be honest, I've never heard of the former. MRSA however, I've seen a lot. It's actually normally on a lot of people's skin (especially those who have been on a lot o' antibiotics) and it only really causes problems if the person is really sick, or it is passed to someone who is really sick (though direct contact).

Now someone mentioned something about the Mercer virus. Where did you hear about this virus?