Spanish Fort tackles Staph Infection

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By Debbie Williams Reporter

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Published: Tue, October 16, 2007 - 7:11 pm
Last Updated: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 - 7:43 pm

Debbie Williams

A couple of months ago a football player at Spanish Fort High School picked up a staph infection in the locker room. He was treated for the bacteria and is fine but it seems to be more and more of a problem.
The Spanish Fort Toro's are having their best football season yet. It comes with a lot of blood, sweat and tears and that sweat maybe causing another problem. "We had one instance of staph infection in early August as most high schools do throughout the football season," says Athletic Director and head football coach Bryant Vincent.
High Schools around the country are reporting an increased number of staph infections. Dr. Wendell Erdman an emergency room physician at South Baldwin Regional Medical Center says they've seen quite a few cases of staph infection and it's a new kind of staph. "It's called MRSA. It was confined to hospitals previously but now it's in the community and it's thought that about five to seven percent of the whole population is infected or colonized with the bacteria and that's the one that can cause bad infections or abscesses."
Preventing the infection can be as simple as washing your hands, cover any wounds and not sharing personal items.
After disinfecting the locker room, there have been no more problems at Spanish Fort High School. The Toro's are winning more than just football games it seems.

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