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In the past few months I was admitted to the hospital on 2 separate occasions for staph infections in my leg. I am a 24 year old, active, healthy individual with no prior health issues. The doctors and infectious disease specialists are essentially clueless as to what caused such severe staph infections, twice nonetheless. This article hit close to home and is shocking.

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I wanted to add that I had MSSA, not the more serious MRSA, but like the article points out, even the MSSA staph in meat is serious and can cause major health problems if it is spread to the skin.

This is just an idea, but if the b.d. in your name means bouldering climber, and you go to a climbing gym often, I'd be very careful to wash when you get home. The hand holds are NEVER washed and just think about how many people are touching them continuously.

Very close, its for black diamond. Based on the positioning of the 2 staph infections on my leg, I also thought it may have been my harness (which I disinfected now). Thanks though, it's incredible just how much bacteria is everywhere you touch.

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