Swine Flu spread at MMA gym

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Tgilb2007
Date: August 04, 2009 at 02:28 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/swine-flu-spread-at-mma-gym.16118/

punchy said:
nobody cares huh?
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Need to give this more time.
As for injuries, and such, its a risk. Blood-to-blood contact isnt that bad, as long as everyone is A. Clean, and B. The blood doesn't get into someone else's stream.
As for Swine Flu... thats a WHOLE new ballgame. I have nothing really intelligent to say about that.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: chase316
Date: August 04, 2009 at 03:23 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/swine-flu-spread-at-mma-gym.16118/

That's pretty scary, i train in vegas, and allot of people travel here and people from around the country come and train for there fights and stuff, so i can see it happening, but hey it's a risk I'm willng to take, i've gotten ringworm, staff, and an hyperextended knee but i'm still doing it (sorta i have to heal up my knee first :? )
This might need to go in the Training Forum...

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: sirgerbil
Date: August 04, 2009 at 06:12 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/swine-flu-spread-at-mma-gym.16118/

punchy said:
chase316 said:
That's pretty scary, i train in vegas, and allot of people travel here and people from around the country come and train for there fights and stuff, so i can see it happening, but hey it's a risk I'm willng to take, i've gotten ringworm, staff, and an hyperextended knee but i'm still doing it (sorta i have to heal up my knee first :? )
This might need to go in the Training Forum...
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So why do you keep doing it?
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sorry about your brother in law, that sucks, especially considering how rare swine flu is. not trying to be rude, but I don't think you're going to convince anyone here to quit MMA because of the risks involved. We keep doing the sport because we love the sport, and no amount of injuries (or stories of injuries) are going to make people quit. MMA is an awesome sport, and like many awesome sports, come with risks that naturally accompany it.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: parablox
Date: August 07, 2009 at 10:30 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/swine-flu-spread-at-mma-gym.16118/

This is kind of related. I got staph in my foot after a fight a few months ago and after that I started using a soap called Defense Soap. I ordered it online and is not as harsh as I thought it would be and I haven't gotten other infections since, so possibly it's working.