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Do you know what’s hiding
in your gear? It’s time that you meet the contaminants! |
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Meet MRSA
 MRSA’s
originates from the medical family “Staphylococci”
(pronounced: -koök'si¯, -koök'i¯); she is commonly
known as “Staph.” MRSA is a specific strain
that has developed antibiotic resistance to all penicillin’s’,
including methicillin and other narrow-spectrum ?-lactamase-resistant
penicillin antibiotics. Although traditionally she has been
viewed as a hospital-associated infection, strains in the
community have appeared recently. She is what is known as
the “superbug.”
Because she originates in your healthy nose and on your
healthy skin she can easily transfer to your equipment (hockey
pads, bunker gear and gloves for example) where information
is passed between in and of herself to then grow and reproduce.
If you then have an open wound (even if it’s on the
mend) and put it into the equipment MRSA will absorb into
your blood stream  causing
problems such as boils to even flesh eating disease. Therefore,
if your equipment is not cleaned and sanitized properly
you can continue to pass MRSA around and eventually infect
yourself. |
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Meet Meryl
Strep
 Meryl
Strep originates from the medical family “Streptococcaceae”
(pronounced: strep·t?·käk?sa¯s·e¯?e¯);
she is commonly known as “Strep and/or Strep Throat.”
Meryl Strep is a painful inflammation in the throat; infection
of the tonsils (tonsillitis) may occur at the same time.
Her major cause is infection – 90% is viral. Meryl’s
species are also responsible for several cases of bacterial
pneumonia, ‘flesh-eating’ bacterial infections,
meningitis and the like.
Meryl truly is a showstopper everywhere and anywhere she
goes. She can be found on every doorknob you touch or on
every piece of gear you use or wear. She is commonly transferred
from person to person through different types of contact,
especially through the hands. If you keep yourself clean
and healthy and do your best to ensure your gear is really
cleaned, sanitized and protected you can help decrease the
spread of Meryl Strep everywhere. |
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Meet
Norris
 Norris’s
originates from the medical family “Caliciviridae”
(pronounced: kal?i-si¯-vi¯?raö-de¯); he is
commonly known as the “Norwalk Virus.” Historically,
Norris has been named after the places where his outbreaks
occurred, (Norwalk, Ohio – 1968). Ever since, Norris
has been appearing in close-packed populations such as schools
and change rooms where sweaty, used equipment (i.e., any
soft-padding gear) is the breading ground and people are
able to pass him around very easily.
Norris is slow to reproduce BUT resilient nonetheless.
He can cause symptoms such as stomach pain, diarrhea, and
vomiting, as well as general lethargy and weakness; he can
sometimes be mistaken
as the stomach flu, winter vomiting disease or even food
poisoning. If you take your gear to Real Clean Gear you
can reduce and even eliminate risks of contracting and passing
around nasty viruses such as Norris. |
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Meet
Mouldy Marty
 There
are thousands of known species of moulds, which include
opportunistic pathogens, exclusive saprotrophs, aquatic
species and thermophiles. Mould is everywhere in our environment.
In nature mold performs an important function of feeding
on and therefore breaking down organic matter, when mould
is in your sports gear, guess what it is doing!! These microbes
need very little to survive and love the food sources and
moisture levels typically found in lots of sports gear.
Mouldy Marty can either cause or aggravate a number of
ailments. Common results of Marty invading your equipment
are asthma, pneumonitis, upper respiratory problems, dry
cough, skin rashes,
upset stomach, headaches and bloody noses not to mention
the deterioration of your gear. Let Real Clean Gear clean
and sanitize your gear before Mouldy Marty makes a smorgasbord
of your equipment!
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Meet Ringo
Worm
 Ringo
Worm originates from the medical family “Tinea”
(pronounced: tiön'e¯-?); he is commonly known as “Ringworm.”
Ringo Worm is a contagious fungal infection affecting various
parts of the skin. Although it suggests it in the name,
he does not emerge because of a worm. Although Ringo likes
to think of himself as a star and is very popular (especially
among children), he is not someone you would like to have
around; he really is an itchy, pesky nuisance. His name
comes from his appearance - he will look like one or more
red raised itchy patches with defined edges which are often
lighter in the center creating a “ring” type
look. If he shows up in “hairy” areas then bald
patches may appear. If he infects your nails then they may
thicken, discolour, crumble and eventually fall off. Ringo
Worm spreads very quick – you may be infected and
contagious before you even show symptoms of him!
Ringo can spread easily through skin-to-skin contact –
participants involved in contact sports such as wrestling
are especially Ringo’s biggest fans because the skin-to-skin
contact is more likely. He can also be spread through contaminated
items such as personal objects (hairbrushes),
tainted sporting gear, household gear and the like. Real
Clean Gear recommends that if you keep yourself and your
equipment cleaned, sanitized and protected properly you
can help to reduce Ringo Worm’s enormous fan base. |
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