staff, staph

Staff or staff means the set of employees who work in an office, or for a business--
Several members of our staff have been with us for years.
The captain is part of the general's staff.
Staff may also mean to supply a firm with employees or a person with assistants--
Our agency can staff your business with competent professionals.

Staff may also mean a flagpole, or a walking stick--
The flag should reach the top of the staff.
The old man leaned on his staff, and began to speak.

Staff also means the five lines used for the arrangement of musical notes--
This line of the staff is "G".

Staff also mean a type of rough plaster, used for temporary work--
The ornamental work can be done with staff, in only a day or two.

Staph or staph ( rhymes with staff ) is short for "staphylococcus", a type of bacteria--
According to his chart, he has a staph infection.
We'll need to clean this area thoroughly; it may be contaminated with staph.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"Two members of our staff are home with staph infections; we should hire a temp."