NORTH ALLEGHENY SPORTS NETWORK Infectious Disease Info |
MRSA
Infections/DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS
The
Pennsylvania Department of Health has released information on how to deal with
MRSA infections. General recommendations and other information on MRSA
including spread, treatment, and prevention and control are available on the
PADOH fact sheet. The Allegheny County Health Department has also issued
guidelines for the treatment of MRSA. Click on the following link for more
information: (http://www.achd.net/mrsa/MRSAMain.html)
Click here for more information from the PA
Dept. of Health!
Athletic
Director/INFECTIOUS DISEASE PREVENTION GUIDELINES
The National Athletic Trainers' Association has released a set of guidelines of
precautions for the prevention of the spread of communicable and infectious
diseases. Due to the nature of competitive sports at the high school level,
there is an elevated risk of infectious diseases being spread by skin-to-skin
contact.
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QUESTIONS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO ATHLETIC DIRECTOR BOB BOZZUTO AT 724-934-7238