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Public health nurse Anne Becker at the University Health Services at the University of Massachusetts believes that students are no more prone to the infection than anyone else.
"We’ve been seeing cases of MRSA for the last couple of years now and our numbers are on par with the rest of the state’s," she said. "The good thing is that all the cases have responded well to treatment. The infection is out there now and we have to deal with it."
Becker also believes that athletes are more susceptible to MRSA because their skin takes a beating, but that is the same everywhere. She also stresses the incredible importance of not sharing personal items to avoid MRSA.
