Title: Ten members of Iona football team hit with superbugSummary: On Saturday, October 20, 2007, a serious type of drug-resistant staph, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, infected 10 althetes in the Iona College. The staph infections, including the MRSA, have spread through schools nationwide in recent weeks, according to health and education officials. A high school senior in Virginia was died of the disease on Monday. The infection can be spread by skin-to-skin contact or by sharing an item used by an infected person, particularly one with an open wound. However, since all the cases had been caught early and were mild, one student athlete had been hospitalised but has been released. The Westchester County Health Commissioner, Dr. Johua Lipsman, said he discovered that all the victims were men and he hoped to "see if there's any kind of a pattern."
My Reflection: I am really worried about the students and I hope they can soon recover. I think the disease is very horrible because it is drug-resistant. But I am glad that the health commissioner said that all the victims were men so I may not be infected since I am a girl. However, I will still be more careful at school and wash more hands to prevent getting the virus. I wish there will soon be a new technology to cure this disease.
Sunday, November 4, 2007
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