In contrast to the stomach and intestines, which provides a near-ideal habitat for fermentative bacteria to thrive well, the skin is an inhospitable stretch. Much of the epidermal layer that safeguards humans from microbial elements is dry, acidic, salty, and nutrient-deficient, with minute sebum pockets around lipid-rich hair follicles as the exceptions.

Despite the antagonistic environs, a diverse and physiologically important host of bacteria, viruses, fungi and archaea make the human skin their natural abode. Typically, a medically healthy person still has around 1,000 species of bacteria on their skin, the Staphylococcus strain causing Staph infection being one of them.

What Is Staph Infection?

Staph infections are the short form for the bacterial infections that are usually caused by different strains of the Staphylococcus bacteria. These bacterial strains are commonly found residing on the skin and inside the nose of healthy individuals and can range from a simple boil to a physically life-threatening infection. They hardly cause any issues most of the time, as they remain undetected excluding some minor skin infections in some people.

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The infection generally looks like a yellow crusting on the skin and can initiate with a little cut or graze which can turn into a lethal disease if the bacteria enters the bloodstream. The infection then worsens to cause redness, itching, swelling, pus-filled boils and painful, inflammatory rashes all over the body mostly affecting the face and neck. This usually results in complications like infective endocarditis, skin and soft tissue infections (like impetigo), bacteremia, osteomyelitis, septic arthritis, gastroenteritis, meningitis, pulmonary infections (like pneumonia), urinary tract infections, food poisoning and toxic shock syndrome.

While a chronic case of Staph infection surely requires immediate medical assistance, in case you are immune to synthetic antibiotics and want something natural, we bring you some go-to remedies to treat Staph infection in the initial stage and prevent it from worsening.

Also Read: 5 Natural Antibiotics To Combat Infections

Foray through this infographic to find 5 natural antibiotics to ameliorate the infection due to Staphylococcus strain.

Note: The home remedies we listed here are not a substitute for treatment by doctors or synthetic pharmaceuticals. It is strictly advised to consult with a doctor or medical practitioner for the required treatment. Also do a patch test to avoid unnecessary allergies.