According to a recorded telephone message sent after school hours Friday to parents of Milton-Union middle and elementary school students, the school district has confirmed one case of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA).
School was not canceled or dismissed early on Friday, but custodial staff did disinfect the school and all playground equipment, according to the telephone notificiation.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, MRSA is a form of staph infection that is resistant to certain types of antibiotics, which is the most common way of combating a bacterial infection such as staph. People infected with the staph bacteria may develop boils on the skin, most commonly found on the arms or legs.
Spreading the bacterial infection also may be relatively simple among students since acquiring the staph can simply come from skin-to-skin contact with a staph carrier and contact with items and surfaces that contain staph, the CDC said.
MRSA outbreaks also have been discovered at Troy Christian and Piqua schools in recent weeks.
School officials were unable to be reached at the Milton-Union Board of Education after hours on Friday.
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