it.
I thought of it when I read the post about Jeff's death, but could not remember the MRSA keyword. Strep B did not lead me to the post. I remember at the time being so concerned about it that I sent the article to my son in Chicago. He goes to the gym all the time. I told him he should stop using the shower at the gym, and wait til he got
home to shower. I did a google on MRSA and sent him a whole bunch of info on it. There had been some NFL football players that were affected.
There's a deadly new superbug that targets fit young men, and even the NFL is worried. They're taking precautions. So should you By: Christopher McDougall
If it weren't so real, so tragic, and such a Critical wake-up call, it could be a sick joke: Ricky Lannetti, 21 years old and tough as a truck tire, was killed by a pimple on his butt.
He'd noticed the little welt last fall, when he was dressing for football practice at Lycoming College in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. It was right under the back strap of his jock and getting a little raw, but he sure as hell wasn't going to ask the trainers to look at a pimple, not while other guys were waiting to have real injuries wrapped and taped.
Besides, apart from that, he felt great. As a senior and a starting wide receiver for Lycoming, Lannetti was having the best season of his life: He set a school record with 16 catches in a game, then the following week broke the record for catches in a season. The next Saturday, he snagged five balls as the Warriors won in overtime to advance in the playoffs. The next Saturday, he was dead.
The MRSA "Superbug"
http://www.menshealth.com/cda/article/0,2823,s1-3-67-0-1995,00.htmlhttp://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=3068813
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