20 LSU Students Diagnosed With 'Type A' Flu In Past Week
School Says Several Sorority Hopefuls Have Virus
WDSU.com
August 15, 2009 BATON ROUGE, La. --
Officials with LSU said Saturday about 20 students have been diagnosed with a Type A flu bug in the past week.
Additional tests will not be performed, but the school said it presumes the strain is that of the H1N1 -- or swine flu -- variety.
Several of those infected were on campus for the start of sorority recruitment and are suffering from mild to moderate symptoms.
The illnesses are not considered serious enough to prompt the cancellation or postponement of sorority rush, the school said in a release Saturday afternoon.
Those who have contracted the bug have been advised to stay home for at least seven days or until 24 hours after all symptoms had passed. Ths university said it is following guidelines set by the Centers for Disease Control.
An e-mail to students participating in sorority rush detailed precautions to reduce the spread of the virus.
Copyright 2009 by WDSU.com.
School Says Several Sorority Hopefuls Have Virus
WDSU.com
August 15, 2009 BATON ROUGE, La. --
Officials with LSU said Saturday about 20 students have been diagnosed with a Type A flu bug in the past week.
Additional tests will not be performed, but the school said it presumes the strain is that of the H1N1 -- or swine flu -- variety.
Several of those infected were on campus for the start of sorority recruitment and are suffering from mild to moderate symptoms.
The illnesses are not considered serious enough to prompt the cancellation or postponement of sorority rush, the school said in a release Saturday afternoon.
Those who have contracted the bug have been advised to stay home for at least seven days or until 24 hours after all symptoms had passed. Ths university said it is following guidelines set by the Centers for Disease Control.
An e-mail to students participating in sorority rush detailed precautions to reduce the spread of the virus.
Copyright 2009 by WDSU.com.
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