Education officials in the Bronx didn't feel the need to tell parents that a flesh-eating bacteria had been detected in a Bronx school.


MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), which is a type of Staph infection, made its way into Lewis and Clark Special Education School. According to The New York Daily News,[1] MRSA "can cause nasty boils — and some strains can lead to “flesh-eating” pneumonia and life-threatening blood infections."


The disease, which is resistant to many antibiotics, can be transmitted through contact and exposure to open wounds.


PIX11 spoke to a New York City Department Of Education official who said that it was an isolated case of MRSA [2] and that incidences of MRSA don't require officials to notify the public. The DOE official said the school had been cleaned and is safe for students.