| Updated: 2/28/2008 11:14 am |
Published: 11/03/2007 11:16 pm
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(TULSA, Okla.) November 3 - Two kids in the Tulsa area are battling cases of MRSA, the antibiotic resistant case of staph infection.
The most recent case is in the Owasso School District. This comes just one day after a case was reported at Union Intermediate School.
With so much in the news about MRSA and staph infections, one family is sharing their story now that their daughter has a staph infection.
Chris and Christy Dayton say it's been tough and scary for them these past five days.
Fortunately their 8-year-old daughter, Cameron, is infected with a curable strain of staph infection.
At first, the Daytons thought Cameron just had a spider bite but it turned out to be a staph infection.
"I had to get her pain medication as well. It's like a constant pain,” says Chris.
“It makes me sad. I hate it. I rather it be me than her,” says Christy.
The bandages that are tightly wrapped around the infected area of Cameron's leg are changed regularly.
"Just every time it starts to ooze you're supposed to change it and just keep her hands washed,” says Christy.
Doctors say you want to teach your kids how to wash their hands regularly and properly. They say teach them to wash their hands with soap and water.
Make sure they wash underneath their nails, because this is a breading ground for the infection.
You want to wash your hands for 20 to 30 seconds then dry them off.
“There's no telling how many cases of actually staph there are in that school between the employees and the children,” says Chris.
Doctors say the antibiotic treated strain of staph is not uncommon. That's why kids must wash their hands regularly.
It's also important that if your kid has a sore that just won't heal you should seek medical attention quickly because what looks harmless could be deadly.
"I am just constantly making them wash their hands. I'm wiping everything with Lysol and everything trying to prevent it from my other kids,” says Christy.
Chris and Christy want all parents to know that teaching their kids to wash their hands is important in keeping them safe from a possible deadly infection.
Different school districts say they do not send homes letters about reported staph infections.
They say they will notify parent of any cases of the anti-biotic resistant strain MRSA.
