A West High student, 16 year old Marissa Reyna, died on February 17, 2008 after being admitted to Bakersfield Memorial Hospital with flu-like symptoms. Her pneumonia was caused by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, or MRSA, and Reyna's condition was worsened by her diabetic status. Because of the severity of the disease and the rates at which illness and death are increasing in the state, MRSA became a reportable condition in California in February. To read more, click here.
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