Confirmed Case of MRSA at Local High School
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MONROE, NC — A health concern at a high school in Union County. Β Parents received a letter Thursday, warning them a Monroe High School student has contracted MRSA.
The highly contagious infection is resistant to antibiotics. Β School officials tell WCCB Charlotte they’ve sanitized the infected student’s classrooms and don’t think anyone else is at risk.
“It brought a lot of concern to me,” said Monroe resident Rhonda Crowder, “because I didn’t know where it came from, and I know students are working on a lot of appliances and computers and more.”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says MRSA starts as a bump that looks like a spider bite or infected area on the skin. Β The affected skin may appear red, swollen, warn to the touch, or full of fluid.
MRSA is not airborne. Β It spreads through skin-to-skin contact, or by touching something that’s been contaminated.
