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Email Address:. Sign me up! Blog at WordPress. Janaburson's Blog All about opioid addiction and its treatment with medication. I asked a former IV drug addict about his experience with cotton fever. Me: What does cotton fever feel like? Me: How long does it last? Me: Ever go to the hospital with cotton fever? Me: Why do you use cotton filters?
Do you use it with every drug you injected? Thankfully, this person has been in recovery from addiction for more than fourteen years. Recovery is the best way to avoid cotton fever. You never have to go through that again. Share this: Twitter Facebook. Like this: Like Loading I been sick for da ys and i tthink i have cotton fever i fellblike im going die cant sat up or do anything my head hurts anyone know wants wrong Reply.
H out w i know i have cotton fevervif i dont use cotton Reply. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Enter your comment here Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. The symptoms can present differently depending on which part of the body is infected. People have the Staphylococcus aureus bacteria naturally present on their skin. It is usually harmless. However, it can cause infection when it finds its way into broken skin.
However, MRSA can also lead to infections in other parts of the body. People who do not receive appropriate treatment for MRSA may develop a severe infection leading to sepsis.
The CDC note that the symptoms will depend on the part of the body that has the infection. A article states that MRSA most commonly affects the skin and soft tissues. If the infection spreads further into the body than the skin, a person can experience :. Some lesions may cause the surrounding tissue to die, known as necrosis, and can eventually progress to abscesses and cellulitis.
An older article notes that adults and children may develop different presentations of an MRSA skin infection. MRSA causes scalded skin syndrome in children and some cases of impetigo.
Scalded skin syndrome is a type of skin infection that occurs due to the staphylococcus aureus bacterium. Sometimes an open wound from eczema , ulcers, or lacerations may become infected with MRSA in children.
MRSA can cause infections of the bone and joint, including osteomyelitis of the spine, and in the bones of the upper and lower extremities. It can then spread to the other organs, causing acute respiratory distress syndrome ARDS and acute kidney injury. If a person did not see a spider that caused an apparent bite, they should check with a doctor as it may be MRSA instead.
A article notes that children may develop impetigo from MRSA. Impetigo also can affect adults, although this is less common. Impetigo may appear as red patches with a surrounding yellow crust. Note that due to the nature of the algorithm, some results returned by your query may only be concepts, ideas or words that are related to " term " perhaps tenuously.
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The sickness might last as much as 3 hours, but I'm not sure if this is always the case. The first symptom is a "cringing" I don't know a better word sensation in the palms of hands. Other symptoms follow. A reliable source in Arizona, a dry climate, states that if the cottons are saved in open air, an open pill bottle perhaps, then they are unlikely to develop the CF producing substance.
If the cottons are saved in a closed container, a closed plastic bag perhaps, then they will develop it. If some cottons produce CF in someone, then if someone else later uses the same cottons, they also will get CF.
If you have experience to answer this, please respond. If you have any other information, please respond. Do not do another shot from the same cottons! You'll make the problem worse. If you go to the emergency room ER , you may get a shot of Naloxone, a narcotic antagonist, which will also make the problem worse. If you have some drug that will safely calm you down, perhaps that will help.
If your stomach is strong enough to handle aspirin, that may help a bit. Otherwise, wait it out. If a few hours, you'll be okay. You'll be able to tell when it's over. Questions about this condition were posted recently on the Internet.
The fever is believed to be associated with an organism called enterobacter agglomerans that colonize cotton and cotton plants. Cotton is used by many heroin users to filter the drug as it is drawn into the syringe from the "cooker. Harrison and R. Ferguson, C. Feeney, and V. Chirurgi, "Enterobacter agglomerans -- associated with cotton fever," Archives of Internal Medicine, October 25, , pp.
Post by MobiusDick Cotton fever is simply this: septicemia aka blood poisoning, meaning that a bacterium or fungus or possibly a protozoa has gotten into your shot. It has the potential to be very serious, even lethal. Post by Blad Post by MobiusDick Cotton fever is simply this: septicemia aka blood poisoning, meaning that a bacterium or fungus or possibly a protozoa has gotten into your shot. Post by Blad That's another curious part.
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