Workers learn about MRSA after death of colleague

Link: GoErie.com: Workers learn about disease (VIDEO).

Dozens of Cheri Lyons' co-workers filed into Blasco Library on Friday to learn more about the contagious disease that might have taken her life. More than 160 people attended a seminar on Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, commonly known as MRSA, in the library's auditorium. "I have seven children in the public school system, and I'm very interested in their health and welfare," said Julie Bair, 58, who attended the seminar. "I'm interested in learning more about MRSA and how to prevent it. This was very helpful, very informative." The seminar came a day after Lyons, a 32-year-old caseworker at the Erie County Office of Children and Youth, died at Millcreek Community Hospital. Her death has left co-workers concerned about their own safety and the Erie County coroner trying to determine what caused her death.