School district officials confirm, five students have been reported to have one of the mildest forms of infection from the antibiotic-resitant staph bacterium known as MRSA. The district is not disclosing which county schools the students attend, saying to do so might start a panic in the affected schools. According to Associate Superintendent Kaye Lamb, they've already taken thorough precautions against MRSA, including sanitizing all surfaces regularly. Each of the five cases is in the earliest stage, where they present as a skin rash. The kids are not attending school currently, but Lamb expects them all to retunr by week's end

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