New strain of staph potentially deadly

Date: October 17, 2007
By: Elizabeth Ford
State Capitol Bureau

Intro: Missouri health officials say they have known for some time the danger of staph infections. An article from the Journal of the American Medical Association published Tuesday says that more Americans die of staph infections than from AIDS each year.

Beth Ford has more from Jefferson City.

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SOC Infection with MRSA, a type of staph infection, is so common in Missouri that official counts are not even recorded. Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has been working to educate health care providers and schools in the state about the dangers of MRSA. The Department of Health deals directly with school nurses and other public organizations, says Department of Health and Senior Services representative Nanci Gonder.

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Description: "It's really from the educational effort that we play. You know, hospitals ask us questions, we provide them information, that kind of thing."

Good hygiene, even as simple as handwashing, can help to protect against MRSA. Reporting from the state capitol, I'm Beth Ford, KMOX News.

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