Another Student's death caused by Superbug staph infection
Pastor Dale Morgan
Another Student's death caused by Superbug staph infection*
* Story Highlights
* Another Student dies, staph infection was "probable cause," health
department says
* No reason to think other students or teachers are at risk,
department says
* 25 to 30 percent of the population carry the staph bacteria,
according to CDC
NEW YORK (CNN) -- A middle school student from Brooklyn died Thursday,
probably from the staph infection MRSA, according to the New York City
Health Department.
The student was in seventh grade at IS-211 in Canarsie.
"The infection was the probable cause," the Heath Department said in a
statement. "We have no reason to believe that other children or school
employees are at increased risk of staph infection."
At least six students on Long Island have recently been diagnosed with
MRSA, according to The Associated Press.
MRSA is short for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and is
responsible for more deaths in the United States each year than AIDS,
according to new data.
According to the CDC, 25 to 30 percent of the population carry the staph
bacteria -- one of the most common causes of infection.
While such infections are typically minor, invasive MRSA infections,
because they are caused by drug-resistant staph, can become fatal.