how long does the mrsa virus live
1 MRSA can live for up to 8 weeks on a mop head. 2  MRSA can live for up to 9 weeks on a cotton towel. 3  MRSA can live for up to 203 days (over 6 moths) on a blanket. 4  MRSA can live on the skin of otherwise healthy individuals, with no symptoms indefinitely. If you have an active MRSA infection on your skin, it is contagious. 2  If someone touches your infections, or touches something that came in contact with your infections (like a towel), that person could get MRSA. 3  If you are a MRSA carrier, you still have the bacteria on your skin and in your nose.