MRSA in Schools

An emergency room doctor makes a connection between hygiene and rates of MRSA infection based on general observation.

Medical people have their own form of “gallows humor” and don’t sugar coat things they see, especially when talking among themselves.

His observation? He can “smell” MRSA, because it seems to occur much more often among those who are dirty.

This certainly makes sense. People with poor hygiene are likely to be lax in many other ways as well.

Of course, there are plenty of exceptions, and clean people are contracting MRSA.

But as a general observation, it is probably an accurate one.

How does this relate to schools? Well, kids from all types of families and social strata attend the same schools. We are also seeing a large number of recent arrivals from different parts of the world where Western hygiene isn’t practiced.

The best thing a parent can do is stay informed and involved with your kid’s health and environment.

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