I was just told today that my mother who has been sick and in a rehab/nursing home facility and in and out of the hospital , that she has MRSA ( spelling ?) I have been in the rooms with her on several occasions and have kissed her forehead. I was told that she had a colony in her nose. I babysit our 8 month old grandson every weekend , should I be afraid to be around him ?

Summarized question: Is MRSA contagious?