A New York Times article reported that schools around the country have reacted swiftly to the news of the recent deaths of students in Mississippi, New Hampshire and Virginia from dangerous staph infections and have taken action to combat the deadly strain of bacteria, called MRSA, as best they can. On the heals of these deaths comes a federal report showing that MRSA is responsible for more deaths each year than the AIDS epidemic. Schools in several states (Connecticut, Maryland, North Carolins, Ohio and Virginia) have closed their doors this past week in order to disinfect locker rooms, classrooms and buses. When the football players at Sherwood High School were not getting the message about washing their gear and heeding the warning not to share their jerseys, the school's medical staff warned the team to practice good hygiene. The results of not doing so could be deadly.
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