Staph and Sports
A look at staph infections and their impact on local sports programs.
Pleasant Valley senior David Pitts sits in his wheelchair on the sidelines of the Raider football field. He is paralyzed from the sternum down. Photo: Photo: Stephen Gross/The Anniston Star
Inspiration from infection: Teammates, friends, family rally around athlete paralyzed by staph infection
Part 1: Today's story details the life of Pleasant Valley High School senior David Pitts in the months since January, when a staph infection led to partial paralysis.
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Since 2000, awareness of staph infections in sports has grown. A 2007 survey of high school athletic trainers found that 53 percent of them had treated staph infections in football players. Photo: Bill Wilson/The Anniston Star
An invisible adversary: An unseen wound can become gateway for staph infection to enter the body
Part 2: Today's story centers on cases involving two Jacksonville Christian Academy football players and one Anniston High coach to demonstrate how easily infections occur, spread and defy diagnosis.
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Jacksonville Christian Academy assistant coach Larry Bollinger fogs the weight room and locker room once a week to cleanse surfaces where staph infection might originate. Photo: Stephen Gross/The Anniston Star
Protection from infection: Area coaches taking preventative steps to keep athletes safe from staph
Part 3: Today's story centers on recommendations and local efforts at prevention.
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