11/21/24
September 01, 2006
Staph aureus takes the field: "One report stated a simple high five could spread the infection from one person to another if both had turf burns that came in contact."
posted by Uncle Toby to football at 11:05 AM - 4 comments
Great link, Toby. If it's this bad in college football, how bad's it going to get in schools? Kids come home with scrapes all the time. The overuse of antibiotics in the U.S. is insane.
posted by rcade at 12:12 PM on September 01, 2006
Worse - it's criminally negligent. Thanks for the super-bugs, assholes. Fucking quick-fix-disposable-BBQ sauce-jerkwad society. I'm just kidding. I love BBQ sauce.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 12:48 PM on September 01, 2006
Paybacks for Bryan Adams, Weedy. Watch yourself or we'll build a fence. Seriously, college trainers say come see us if you have anything as much as a spider bite. How many high school kids -- or anyone for that matter -- with a $25 co-pay are going to get something like that checked?
posted by SummersEve at 05:18 PM on September 01, 2006
Epidemiology takes both individual and institutional behaviors into account, which makes me wonder which aspects of college athletics will influence the medical response to this development. Previously on SpoFi.