Fighting Staph Infections/It's That Time

[Guest Kelly Football]

Saw this on the Houston site...

Fighting Staph Infections

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It's that time of year again, feel free to print this out and give to your favorite football player and their family.

Things you can do to help prevent your athlete from contracting MRSA (Methycillin-resistant Staph. aureus):

1) Players should shower at the complex with antibacterial soap as soon after activity as possible.

(The longer the bacteria stays on them, the longer it can work.)

2) Players should bring home and wash football clothes every night. (Clothes must be washed in 160

degree water to kill bacteria.)

3) Dry football clothes on hottest dryer setting – do not air dry.

4) Pads and helmets should be disinfected with a product that will kill MRSA (something as simple as 1

part water/10% bleach in a spray bottle)

5) Players should always use a clean, dry towel and not reuse their locker room towel.

6) Players should wear shower shoes.

7) Send a bottle of alcohol-based hand sanitizer to be kept in locker and use liberally.

8) Keep bedroom and bathroom clean at home, washing sheets/pillow cases regularly.

9) Finally, make sure that a player who has a red spot or pimple is seen ASAP by a doctor. (MRSA

attacks fast and can only be killed by a limited number of antibiotics.)

[gringo]

Good post !

[DZkpr]

Great info...also, if someone already has it, they need to keep it covered and not share it with everyone else.