Staph infections have forced some schools in the United States to temporarily end classes. According to officials from the one county in Southern Virginia, a total of twenty-one schools were closed down to prevent the spread of a dangerous bacterial infection that led to the death of a 17- year old high school student. The student died because of a drug-resistant staph infection known as Methicillin-resistant Stapphylococcus Aureus, or MRSA. The said infection is now a public health issue being discussed beyond South Virginia’s borders.
According to Charles Pyle, spokesman for the Virginia Department of Education, even schools in Bedford County were closed in order to allow officials to carry out a thorough cleaning and sanitation drive aimed at getting rid of the bacteria responsible for these infections. Pyle also added that two schools from a small rural district in Rappahannok County in the northern part of the state were closed for a day for a similar cleaning process due to MRSA concerns.
The Virginia health department reported at least three MRSA outbreaks thus far. The state education department is also encouraging school districts...
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