Flu outbreak quarantines a few UA football players
By Tommy Deas Executive Sports Editor
Published: Thursday, August 27, 2009 at 8:01 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, August 27, 2009 at 8:01 p.m.
TUSCALOOSA | Up to 10 University of Alabama football players have come down with flu-like symptoms and a few have been quarantined to contain the outbreak and protect their teammates.
Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban said Thursday that four or five players have developed the flu and a like number had upper respiratory infections but no fever. Saban said those with the flu have been isolated in dorm rooms to keep from spreading the illness.
Defensive lineman Terrence Cody is the only notable player to have missed practice the last two days, and teammate Kareem Jackson confirmed that Cody told him that he had been diagnosed with the flu.
Saban said the athletic department?s medical staff has enacted a plan to deal with the situation.
?We have a protocol with what we do relative to testing them for the type of flu that they have,? Saban said. ?We also quarantine players. We?re doing a lot of hygiene and nutrition-type stuff to try as preventative measures so we don?t get this throughout our team.?
Players have been issued flu kits to help with prevention measures.
By Tommy Deas Executive Sports Editor
Published: Thursday, August 27, 2009 at 8:01 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, August 27, 2009 at 8:01 p.m.
TUSCALOOSA | Up to 10 University of Alabama football players have come down with flu-like symptoms and a few have been quarantined to contain the outbreak and protect their teammates.
Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban said Thursday that four or five players have developed the flu and a like number had upper respiratory infections but no fever. Saban said those with the flu have been isolated in dorm rooms to keep from spreading the illness.
Defensive lineman Terrence Cody is the only notable player to have missed practice the last two days, and teammate Kareem Jackson confirmed that Cody told him that he had been diagnosed with the flu.
Saban said the athletic department?s medical staff has enacted a plan to deal with the situation.
?We have a protocol with what we do relative to testing them for the type of flu that they have,? Saban said. ?We also quarantine players. We?re doing a lot of hygiene and nutrition-type stuff to try as preventative measures so we don?t get this throughout our team.?
Players have been issued flu kits to help with prevention measures.