The first case of this superbug was in the U.S in 1968. Over time strains of MRSA developed resistances to other penicillin-related antibiotic.
This bacteria are usually found in the human armpit, groin, nose and throat. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is the longer name for MRSA and is a bacterium that causes infections in different parts of the body.