And it - we know that MRSA spread normally just through skin-to-skin contact, very casual skin-to-skin contact.
Your watch, though, is even closer to you physically then your phone, in full skin contact all day long.
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Consumers can get infected with MRSA during a hospital stay, from skin-to-skin contact, and by handling or eating meat contaminated with the bacteria.
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Core components of the initiative promote the benefits of breastfeeding, such as skin-to-skin contact between mom and infant, and non-separation of mother and infant.
He must be quick: flies usually bite within 10 seconds of skin contact and despite their tiny size - less than a millimetre - they are ferocious.
Molluscum contagiousum is highly contagious and easily spread through skin-to-skin contact with someone who is infected or by touching contaminated objects such as a flannel or towel.
The report says people living near incinerators may be exposed to a range of toxic chemicals, by breathing in contaminated air, eating food which has been contaminated, or by skin contact with affected soil.
He also advises asking for proof of a tuberculosis screening within the past year, as well as a recent test for community-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA), which can be transmitted by skin-to-skin contact and cause painful skin infections and boils.
It can injure the eyes and skin on contact, and, if inhaled, can damage the lungs.
"The pain response in very preterm neonates appears to be reduced by skin-to-skin maternal contact, " she said.
Absorption through the skin would be even less concerning, and contact from the powdery subtance on the skin would likely lead to much less damage overall.
This film is form-fitted onto an audio device and creates wide area surface contact with the skin, or the inside of the ear canal.
Unlike a smartphone, a watch is always in direct contact with the skin, which means it can relay a unique set of data on body functions.
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The design isn't without its faults, however -- the glossy veneer on the lid, for instance, loses some of its charm the instant it comes in contact with human skin, collecting fingerprints like a regular gumshoe.
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The fingertip-sized UbiChip that forms the guts of the device can be put into pretty much anything provided it's in contact with your skin and it can detect the shock so you could turn on a Bluetooth headset by tapping your earlobe rather than fumbling for a button, or tweak the volume of your cellphone by tapping your face.
In the most concentrated areas, he says, it could be compared to products you would clean your kitchen with, causing dry or cracked skin, or - in cases of prolonged contact - it can "lift off the top layer of your skin".
Experts say Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, a form of staph resistant to common antibiotics, has become a more prevalent problem in settings such as contact sports that involve skin-to-skin touching.
Dr. James Steinberg, medical director at Emory University's Crawford Long Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, said that environment plays a role in the spread of MRSA but that it's less a factor than coming into contact with a person's skin.
Symptoms can include difficulty breathing, vomiting and redness on the skin depending on how the affected person comes into contact with the poison.
The contact in a good handshake should be the web of skin between the thumb and index finger.
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