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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) is a mutated strain of staph bacteria that is resistant to the antibiotics commonly used to treat it.

Signs and Symptoms: Starts off as small red bump similar to a pimple. The pimples can turn into deep, painful abscesses that require surgical draining.

Causes: The staph bacterium enters the body through a cut or other wound. Serious illnesses usually occur with older individuals with a weakened immune system.

How it is contracted: MRSA is spread by contact with another person or object that the bacterium has contaminated. Meaning that MRSA can even be spread through sweat contact.

Risk factors: participating in contact sports, sharing towels or athletic equipment, having a weakened immune system, living in crowded/unsanitary conditions

Prevention: Good hand washing hygiene is critical to preventing the spread of MRSA. Showering after athletic events and covering cuts and abrasions is also important. Also remember to wash towels, clothing, and athletic equipment daily.

You should inform your Certified Athletic Trainer or make an appointment with a doctor if you may be infected with MRSA.

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	1. 10:25AM 11-06-2008
	Hello everyone, Our family was viciously attacked by MRSA and we nearly lost our oldest son to it within 72 hrs. MRSA also attacked my youngest son and myself. The boils that my son's had grew to the size of small grapefruits and destroy the flesh in the surrounding area. As you can imagine we were horrified. We sought out medical intervention and our doctor threw several antibiotics at my son's infection. The antibiotics failed to keep the infection from coming back. After speaking to an infectious disease doctor, doing my own research and networking with others struggling with MRSA, I came to the conclusion that MRSA is rapidly evolving and becoming resistant to all antibiotics. At that point we decided to run from this vicious cycle of throwing antibiotics at an antibiotic resistant infection. We prayed and researched until we found something that would save our family. MRSA was literally eating away at us and what we found stopped MRSA from killing us. It is called Allimed, stable allicin. This is the first time in history that allicin in garlic has been stabilized. Since we used Allimed we did not need further medical care though we informed our doctors of our decision and continued under their observation. We deat with MRSA ourselves and have not had it return for any of us in over 2 1/2 year. Before using Allimed the boils were coming every few weeks. If we are to survive this era of resistant bacteria, then we will have to think outside the box. What once saved us from infections (antibiotics), is now killing us. The very nature of antibiotics encourage bacterial resistance. Shortly after Penicillin was discovered, bacteria became resistant and now we find ourselves in the vicious cycle of throwing more and more antibiotics at resistant bacteria. http://www.fda.gov/Fdac/features/795_antibio.html We must see that the era of antibiotic success is now leaving us. If we don't have our eyes wide open, mankind may not survive this pandemic. I hope our story will help to save lives as our family was saved. I welcome emails from anyone who wants our help. God bless, Cathy This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it A team of biochemists and doctors are successful at stabilizing allicin: www.allimax.com Scientific Research Files: Current news reports regarding stable allicin: 250 people recover from MRSA using stable Allicin: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/health/article1279834.ece Current news reports regarding stable allicin: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7531978.stm http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Dj6C6aEyrYk http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=KSObBa5b0Bw&feature=related These are good files to print out to run by your doctor: SCIENTIFIC ABSTRACT http://www.allimed.us/pdf/article/Cutler%5B6%5D.pdf http://www.allimed.us/pdf/article/April2005%5B9%5D.pdf EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/eccmid15/abstract.asp?id=37436 Guest

Cathy