kpholmes Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Link Braylon Edwards, Joe Jurevicious, LeCharles Bently, and Brian Russell are also recent victims of the Cleveland Staff Infection... Oh and he also thinks the Browns are mistreating him. What the heck is going on in Cleveland? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 LinkBraylon Edwards, Joe Jurevicious, LeCharles Bently, and Brian Russell are also recent victims of the Cleveland Staff Infection... Oh and he also thinks the Browns are mistreating him. What the heck is going on in Cleveland? Personnel problems causing the staff infection? Or did you mean staph infection? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABearWithFurniture Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 That was one hell of a jock itch problem... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detlef Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Somebody mentioned in passing in the original Winslow infection thread that it seemed peculiar that so many Browns have had infections coupled with the fact that their practice field is built over an old dump. Someone then jumped all over them demanding to see studies that would link the two. Mind you, it hardly seems like a massive reach to me. I mean, who the hell knows what's buried down there and I've always had a bit of an aversion to going to places built on landfills because the whole idea sort of bugs me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishFreak Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Winslow certainly is no angel but has a right to be angry here. Under normal working conditions this seems like grounds for a legit lawsuit. The Browns organization better find a wy to make their facilities safer immediately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 I heard the problem was just below his staff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemonKnight Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Someone then jumped all over them demanding to see studies that would link the two. Mind you, it hardly seems like a massive reach to me. I mean, who the hell knows what's buried down there and I've always had a bit of an aversion to going to places built on landfills because the whole idea sort of bugs me. That was me and I didnt jump all over anyone. I just mentioned that I hadnt heard that staph infections and building over filled in landfills were connected. I was just curious to see some data. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheikYerbuti Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Does a staph infection make your wontons swell up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffraff Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 If I get employed by the Browns, I'm inserting a staph infection clause of some sort into the contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonkis Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Does a staph infection make your wontons swell up? They don't call it staphylococcus for nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargerz Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 I'm pretty sure I read the Browns locker room is contaminated with MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Staph Aureus). If that's the case, it's really tough to get rid of. The Browns facility will need to be disinfected, and the players will have to use topical shampoos and lotions designed to rid themselves of the staph bacteria (not always possible even with treatment). Unfortunately this bacteria is present in alot of spas, gyms, and locker rooms all over the country, and the problem will probably get worse. Resistance to antibiotics is being seen more and more these days due to the over-prescribing of antibiotics in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panhead55 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 I don't know if the Brown's practice facility is grass or field turf, but I've read the rubber in field turf can be a breeding ground for staph. If the Brown's tried to take action against Winslow for revealing that he'd had a staph infection, I'd imagine that the Player's association would be all over that. Winslow has every right in the world to reveal what his ailment was. He also has the right to protect that information, but that is his choice not the Brown's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaterMan Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 I never understand why they like to build colleges and lakes on top land fills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Swerski Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 I'm pretty sure I read the Browns locker room is contaminated with MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Staph Aureus). If that's the case, it's really tough to get rid of. The Browns facility will need to be disinfected, and the players will have to use topical shampoos and lotions designed to rid themselves of the staph bacteria (not always possible even with treatment). Unfortunately this bacteria is present in alot of spas, gyms, and locker rooms all over the country, and the problem will probably get worse. Resistance to antibiotics is being seen more and more these days due to the over-prescribing of antibiotics in the past. True dat. This also doesn't (necessarily) sound like it has anything to do with the Browns facility being built on top of an old landfill. And, hey, we all have an excuse to avoid the gym now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargerz Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 And, hey, we all have an excuse to avoid the gym now! Works for me!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isleseeya Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 I'm pretty sure I read the Browns locker room is contaminated with MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Staph Aureus). If that's the case, it's really tough to get rid of. The Browns facility will need to be disinfected, and the players will have to use topical shampoos and lotions designed to rid themselves of the staph bacteria (not always possible even with treatment). Unfortunately this bacteria is present in alot of spas, gyms, and locker rooms all over the country, and the problem will probably get worse. Resistance to antibiotics is being seen more and more these days due to the over-prescribing of antibiotics in the past. Hasn't this been going on since 2005...i am sure it cost alot of money but how about tearing down the locker room and building another new one up in the offseason ...would this not work ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargerz Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Hasn't this been going on since 2005...i am sure it cost alot of money but how about tearing down the locker room and building another new one up in the offseason ...would this not work ? It would, but another attempt at complete staph disinfection might be successful. The locker room would have to be tested after disinfection for completeness of treatment. If disinfection fails, it IS better to demolish the facility and build another one somewhere else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjpro11 Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 i think the browns may be getting a bit worried this will hurt them in the FA market. if they pay a guy enough, he will play for them... after all, everyone has their price.. but if it comes between the browns and another team with similar contract offers, the player may say he doesnt want to deal with the risk of a staph infection. players could even use it as an excuse for the browns to up their contract offers citing it as a risk and wanting more money to compensate for the risk. i may be reaching here, but i know how paranoid those guys running franchises can get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 I'm pretty sure I read the Browns locker room is contaminated with MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Staph Aureus). If that's the case, it's really tough to get rid of. The Browns facility will need to be disinfected, and the players will have to use topical shampoos and lotions designed to rid themselves of the staph bacteria (not always possible even with treatment). Unfortunately this bacteria is present in alot of spas, gyms, and locker rooms all over the country, and the problem will probably get worse. Resistance to antibiotics is being seen more and more these days due to the over-prescribing of antibiotics in the past. These sounds a lot more reasonable than it being attributed to being on top of a landfill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazinib1 Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 The Rams had 5 players go down with the same strain in 2005 and USC had 11 go down the same year. I think this talk about landfill is complete non-sense. Again, I'll post the Wall Street Journals article on the matter. http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2008/10/21/kel...=googlenews_wsj Sorry for the long link so here it is: October 21, 2008, 4:12 pmKellen Winslow, and Why Football Players Keep Getting Staph Infections Posted by Jacob Goldstein Kellen WinslowA staph infection was the mystery illness that sent the Cleveland Browns’ tight end Kellen Winslow to the hospital, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported late Sunday. The Plain Dealer followed up yesterday with a post headlined “Are staph infections plaguing the Browns?” pointing out that at least six Browns have caught the bug since 2005. Winslow recovered quickly enough to play on Sunday after missing last week’s game; other players have been sidelined by the infection for long stretches. But this isn’t a Cleveland issue; it’s just a local manifestation of a national problem. The nasty, antibiotic-resistant strain of staph known as MRSA used to be limited to hospitals. In recent years, though, it’s made its way into the community. Staph is a common bug that lives on the skin. It usually doesn’t cause a problem, but it can get into open wounds — like the abrasions that are routine for football players — and cause infection. What’s more, sharing personal items such as towels or razors in the locker room can spread the bug from player to player. In 2003, researchers tracked the St. Louis Rams and found that five players developed MRSA infections at some point during the season. The infections showed up in elbows, forearms and knees where players had the abrasions known as “turf burn.” The researchers found staph (but not the antibiotic-resistant kind) in the locker room whirlpool and in a gel-applicator stick used in taping ankles. Here’s the New England Journal of Medicine article where they published their findings. That same year, at least 11 USC football players got MRSA. That led the school’s head athletic trainer to wage a major offensive that included the controversial step of giving antibiotics to players who harbored staph colonies but hadn’t developed infections. (The overuse of antibiotics is linked to the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria such as MRSA.) Controversy notwithstanding, USC’s tactics have drawn lots of interest — the trainer told the Los Angeles Times that he was mobbed after giving a talk on the tactics at a recent trainers’ conference. The Browns DO have alot of work to do to rid there facility of this nasty staph infection there's no 2 ways around it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nibiyabi Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 The Rams had 5 players go down with the same strain in 2005 and USC had 11 go down the same year. I think this talk about landfill is complete non-sense. I agree about the landfill part, but, umm . . . strains are not contagious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 I'm pretty sure I read the Browns locker room is contaminated with MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Staph Aureus). If that's the case, it's really tough to get rid of. The Browns facility will need to be disinfected, and the players will have to use topical shampoos and lotions designed to rid themselves of the staph bacteria (not always possible even with treatment). Unfortunately this bacteria is present in alot of spas, gyms, and locker rooms all over the country, and the problem will probably get worse. Resistance to antibiotics is being seen more and more these days due to the over-prescribing of antibiotics in the past. Over=prescribing is right. For years many doctors treated pennicyllin as a wonder drug. It appears Winslow spoke out because the Browns stated he didn't want the illness revealed instead of the team(wanting it kept quiet). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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