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I'm interested in starting to train for MMA but I hear it's very easy to contract a staph infection. Is there anything I can do to reduce this risk? I would like to start to train but certainly don't want to get a nasty staph infection. I may just train for boxing, kick boxing or Muay Thai instead of full MMA.
While it is true that staph infections can be cought almost anywhere they tend to occur much more frequently with people that train combat sports. The staph bacteria is very common.
The cuts, abrasions, pulled hair follicles, sweaty mats and opponents encountered during combat sports training make it much more likely for someone training mma to pick
up a staph infection than the average person. An untreated staph infection can turn dangerous rather quickly so it is important to take all of the precautions necessary.
In my opinion staph infections are most common during grappling training without a gi. I would make sure that the place you are training regularly cleans and disinfects their mats and equipment. I would also wear long sleeve rashguards and some type of pants. This will limit the cuts and abrasions that you get. Any time you do get an abrasion or cut you should immediately disinfect it and bandage it.
I do think that there are less staph infections involved with stand up training but you still need to be careful that you and your partners disinfect your equipment and training area regularly and that all cuts and abrasions are treated immediately.
I picked up a staph infection once by wearing someone else's nasty knee pads to tile my porch. I was wondering how I got since I didn't see any noticable cuts but it must have been hair follicles. It's the MRSA virus that scares me. An infection is one thing, death is another.
The "Staphylococcus aureus" is the bacterium that causes dangerous skin infections such as impetigo and cellulitus. Staph infections are most commonly associated with people that participate in frequent unprotected homosexual intercourse and or the borrowing and wearing of second hand kneepads. For more information you can contact forum member "sprawler" or visit the wikipedia site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staphylococcus_aureus
SidRon wrote: Staph infections are most commonly associated with people that participate in frequent unprotected homosexual intercourse and or the borrowing and wearing of second hand kneepads. For more information you can contact forum member "sprawler" or visit the wikipedia site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staphylococcus_aureus Sprawler wrote:
I knew the knee pad comment was going to get mistaken. I swear I was laying tile, not pipe!
OMG You guys are killing me, I just laughed for a good 5 minutes.
I've had MRSA twice. If you would like the full roundabout concerning it continue reading.
"Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a bacterium responsible for difficult-to-treat infections in humans. It may also be referred to as multiple-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (ORSA). MRSA are by definition strains of Staphylococcus aureus that are resistant to a large group of antibiotics called the beta-lactams, which include the penicillins and the cephalosporins.
The organism is often sub-categorized as Community-Associated MRSA (CA-MRSA) or Health Care-Associated MRSA (HA-MRSA) although this distinction is complex. Some have defined CA-MRSA by criteria related to patients suffering from a MRSA infection while other authors have defined CA-MRSA by genetic characteristics of the bacteria themselves. CA-MRSA strains were first reported in the late 1990s; these cases were defined by a lack of exposure to the health care setting. In the next several years, it became clear that CA-MRSA infections were caused by strains of MRSA that differed from the older and better studied healthcare-associated strains. [1] The new CA-MRSA strains have rapidly spread in the United States to become the most common cause of cultured skin infections among individuals seeking medical care for these infections at emergency rooms in cities. These strains also commonly cause skin infections in athletes, jail and prison detainees, soldiers, Native Alaskans and Native Americans, and children in the inner city.
MRSA is a resistant variation of the common bacterium Staphylococcus aureus. It has evolved an ability to survive treatment with beta-lactamase resistant beta-lactam antibiotics, including methicillin, dicloxacillin, nafcillin, and oxacillin. MRSA is especially troublesome in hospital-associated (nosocomial) infections. In hospitals, patients with open wounds, invasive devices, and weakened immune systems are at greater risk for infection than the general public. Hospital staff who do not follow proper sanitary procedures may transfer bacteria from patient to patient."
taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methicillin-resistant_Staphylococcus_aureus
In a nutshell when I get any type of infection from the first time that I contracted MRSA to present day I'm quarantined in the hospital. I recieve IV's of 100mL of Vancomycin and Genomycin. Not a fun thing to have given that I had it close to my elbow and knee joints. Apparently it's a lot more common out here in Japan then anywhere else and I can't donate blood for the rest of my life even though everyone's always looking for some Opos.
How was that for insightful posts? I'll continue on my redundancy pattern now. peACE
____________________ Some people spend their whole lives wondering if they've made a difference. Marines don't have that problem - JFK
Haha, I'm stationed in Japan bro...and everyone has minimal strains of staph on them at all times. The best way to fight infection is like everyone else said...by maintaining good hygeine and disinfecting any open sores/cuts/abrasions ASAP and multiple times daily. Don't knock on the ballroom dancing, I wouldn't mind being on Dancing with the Stars flinging some model around while charming her during practice and in the back room.
____________________ Some people spend their whole lives wondering if they've made a difference. Marines don't have that problem - JFK
If you want to train, don't let something like this scare you off. As long as you pay attention to what gear you are using and make sure it's cleaned properly and make sure the people you are training with are doing the same, I think the chances will be a lot lower.
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