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<br> Robert Wennemer<br> | <br> Robert Wennemer<br> | ||
<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>, often referred to as "staph", is a type of bacteria that is typically found on the skin and/or in the noses of people. Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>, or MRSA, is a form of staph that is resistant to the antibiotics that are commonly used to treat infections. Recently, MRSA has become a major problem for athletes due to the transfer of bacteria through person to person contact, which is very common during sports. At one point in time MRSA only infected people in hospitals and other medical facilities that were sick, but a new strain of MRSA and recent trends show that athletes are a main target for the bacteria. MRSA typically results in minor skin infections which appear in the form of boils and sores. These skin abrasions become swollen and painful, and often release some form of drainage. Athletes that play high-physicality sports, such as football and rugby, have a greater chance of acquiring MRSA because these sports result in more person to person contact. MRSA is more common among high school and college athletes than professional athletes because there is more of a concentration on proper sanitation and education in professional sports. MRSA raises an important health problem because it can be easily transferred among the nation's teenage population that is involved in any form of athletics. Once contracted by an athlete, MRSA poses a threat for the entire team. | |||
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Introduction
Robert Wennemer
Staphylococcus aureus, often referred to as "staph", is a type of bacteria that is typically found on the skin and/or in the noses of people. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, is a form of staph that is resistant to the antibiotics that are commonly used to treat infections. Recently, MRSA has become a major problem for athletes due to the transfer of bacteria through person to person contact, which is very common during sports. At one point in time MRSA only infected people in hospitals and other medical facilities that were sick, but a new strain of MRSA and recent trends show that athletes are a main target for the bacteria. MRSA typically results in minor skin infections which appear in the form of boils and sores. These skin abrasions become swollen and painful, and often release some form of drainage. Athletes that play high-physicality sports, such as football and rugby, have a greater chance of acquiring MRSA because these sports result in more person to person contact. MRSA is more common among high school and college athletes than professional athletes because there is more of a concentration on proper sanitation and education in professional sports. MRSA raises an important health problem because it can be easily transferred among the nation's teenage population that is involved in any form of athletics. Once contracted by an athlete, MRSA poses a threat for the entire team.
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Edited by student of Joan Slonczewski for BIOL 191 Microbiology, 2009, Kenyon College.
