Three student-athletes have contracted methicillin-resistant staph infections at Fairfield (Conn.) Ludlowe High School, according to the CT Post.
After being notified about the first case, school officials shared the news with the other members of the athletic team. The following week, two additional cases were reported in students playing on different athletic teams, suggesting the cases were isolated incidents, according to CT Post.
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On Tuesday, the school sent out a letter to the community to address misinformation regarding the cases spreading through the community.
Fairfield Health Department Director Sands Cleary told the CT Post, "It's a very low risk to the general population of the school."
According to the CDC, MRSA is a type of staph bacteria that is resistant to several antibiotics. In most cases it causes skin infection, but in some cases it can cause pneumonia. Untreated, MRSA can result in sepsis — a life-threatening infection.
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