Has anyone had a staph infection? If so, what's it like?

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Curious as I see that some UFC fighters have staph infections and still fight, others seem to need time off to recover.

A staphylococcal infection or staph infection is an infection caused by members of the Staphylococcus genus of bacteria.

James Lynch

@lynchonsports

"I didn't go to the doctor or nothing ... I googled what could beat a staph infection"

Bryce Mitchell (@ThugnastyMMA) on how he recovered from his staph infection without seeing a doctor

Full interview via @LowKick_MMA 👇

youtu.be/dFSq3FXKZls

21:47 PM - 14 Dec 2021

Top comments (4)

Gerry • Jun 20 '22

I don't know that many UFC fighters that have had an staph infection and continued to fight do you? (That have actually said it on record).

I know a few people who have had one and it ranges, all very ill though.

Anir Bularee • Jun 21 '22

Ripped from the Internet, you can get a staph infection through:

Frequent skin-to-skin contact when training.
Training with compromised skin.
Training on contaminated items and surfaces (dirty mats)
General lack of cleanliness (spreading of germs on dirty mats and skin-to-skin contact)

Always wear a rash guard/vest 😅