10-24-2007, 08:27 PM
I heard it everywhere today. East Ridge, Morgan County, and some other schools or counties having school suspended due to the infection. Anyone else heard anything about this?
blackcat_student Wrote:I heard it everywhere today. East Ridge, Morgan County, and some other schools or counties having school suspended due to the infection. Anyone else heard anything about this?
blackcat_student Wrote:There are rumors at Pburg High that some students have it, but we haven't took any action yet.
ComeFlyWithMe Wrote:I've been told at least 3 students from Valley caught it, they are all on homebound.
I also heard Pike County may get out all of next week to thoroughly clean the schools, anyone got info on this?
oneandonly Wrote:there is a whole lot more than those 2 schools.... didnt some kids from pike central have a walk out over it or something?
Spartan4Life Wrote:I think they should spray all schools down, to try and keep it down, I've been keeping my hands clean and trying to not touch a lot of things.
corndog23 Wrote:Atleast its only a staph infection, it could spread to the kids!
belfry forever Wrote:While it is a good idea to clean the schools, what about homes, businesses, etc? It does not start in schools only! Staph is a skin germ and is present on everyone. It is also an ugly infection when it shows up. The media once again has made a mountain out of a mole hill! People need to be educated and not given half the story. I have been a nurse for almost 20 years- staph and MRSA have been around longer than that!
belfry forever Wrote:While it is a good idea to clean the schools, what about homes, businesses, etc? It does not start in schools only! Staph is a skin germ and is present on everyone. It is also an ugly infection when it shows up. The media once again has made a mountain out of a mole hill! People need to be educated and not given half the story. I have been a nurse for almost 20 years- staph and MRSA have been around longer than that!
jammin' jamey Wrote:I second More Cowbell's thank you...:Thumbs:
Staph is bacteria found on everyone and kids are no more at risk to this 20+ year old infection than adults. MRSA is a strand of Staph that developed because of the overusage of antibiotics on previous efforts. It's a typical virus and nothing more.
"How do I keep from getting it??? Oh no!!!" The media is so crazy! Wash your hands, stop drinking after other people and take a bath more than once a week!!!
phs1986 Wrote:[quote=jammin' jamey]I second More Cowbell's thank you...:Thumbs:
Staph is bacteria found on everyone and kids are no more at risk to this 20+ year old infection than adults. MRSA is a strand of Staph that developed because of the overusage of antibiotics on previous efforts. It's a typical virus and nothing more.
"How do I keep from getting it??? Oh no!!!" The media is so crazy! Wash your hands, stop drinking after other people and take a bath more than once a week!!![/quote]
LMAO.... I LOVE IT!!!!
but... what you said IS true.... Washing your hands and then using hand sanitizer (99% alcohol) will help prevent a lot of staph. Sanitizing your football equipment if you are a football player, bathing daily, not drinking after other people, and using some common sense will keep you from getting it. NOT by no means saying that you can't come into contact with staph at any given time or place but doing your part to keep yourself and others from getting it is a BIG start to getting rid of this run on of staph!!
jammin' jamey Wrote:Staph is bacteria found on everyone and kids are no more at risk to this 20+ year old infection than adults. MRSA is a strand of Staph that developed because of the overusage of antibiotics on previous efforts. It's a typical virus and nothing more.
"How do I keep from getting it??? Oh no!!!" The media is so crazy! Wash your hands, stop drinking after other people and take a bath more than once a week!!!
belfry forever Wrote:While it is a good idea to clean the schools, what about homes, businesses, etc? It does not start in schools only! Staph is a skin germ and is present on everyone. It is also an ugly infection when it shows up. The media once again has made a mountain out of a mole hill! People need to be educated and not given half the story. I have been a nurse for almost 20 years- staph and MRSA have been around longer than that!Nice post...The schools probably are not the problem but homes, businesses, etc and the fact that some people haven't washed their hands properly since their Mommy did it for them when they were three years old.
FOX SPORTS Wrote:Nice post...The schools probably are not the problem but homes, businesses, etc and the fact that some people haven't washed their hands properly since their Mommy did it for them when they were three years old.
BTW...I don't believe the media has blown this one up....I believe "sit ins' by students and uneducated parents have caused most of the ruckus with this one.
ALSO...Staph is not to be taken too lightly...there have been deaths attributed to it.
phs1986 Wrote:Underlined passage is classic....Thank You!
and I agree 100%!!!!
FOX SPORTS Wrote:Nice post...The schools probably are not the problem but homes, businesses, etc and the fact that some people haven't washed their hands properly since their Mommy did it for them when they were three years old.
BTW...I don't believe the media has blown this one up....I believe "sit ins' by students and uneducated parents have caused most of the ruckus with this one.
ALSO...Staph is not to be taken too lightly...there have been deaths attributed to it.
belfry forever Wrote:I definately agree that proper handwashing is an issue, but I also feel the media is to blame. They take a story and tell just enough to get people's attention and let it ride from there. Parents get upset (who can blame them?) and the media is all too happy to get involved again. People need to be educated, not scared to death!