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Updated: Sep 18, 2009 06:56 PM CDT
ISU Student Tests Positive for H1N1 Flu
POCATELLO - Idaho State University announced a student has contracted the school's first reported case of the H1N1 Virus, or Swine Flu.
A worker at the Student Health Center said it is a mild to moderate case. The results took about five days to return. Since then, the student has recovered.
The student does not live in university housing.
Health experts at the university want students, faculty and staff to:
practice good hand hygiene by washing hands often with soap and water, especially after coughing or sneezing;
cover mouths and noses with a tissue, or face into elbows or shoulders, when coughing or sneezing;
avoid touching eyes, noses, or mouths, which spreads germs.
The university set up a website so students can learn more about prevention and symptoms. Anyone with questions or concerns can call the health center.
"The most important thing that can be done for any viral seasonal flu or H1N1 is to take proper prevention measures and be educated," said Mike Doyle, a physician assistant and the assistant medical director of the Student Health Center.
http://www.localnews8.com/Global/story.asp?S=11159378&nav=menu554_2
ISU Student Tests Positive for H1N1 Flu
POCATELLO - Idaho State University announced a student has contracted the school's first reported case of the H1N1 Virus, or Swine Flu.
A worker at the Student Health Center said it is a mild to moderate case. The results took about five days to return. Since then, the student has recovered.
The student does not live in university housing.
Health experts at the university want students, faculty and staff to:
practice good hand hygiene by washing hands often with soap and water, especially after coughing or sneezing;
cover mouths and noses with a tissue, or face into elbows or shoulders, when coughing or sneezing;
avoid touching eyes, noses, or mouths, which spreads germs.
The university set up a website so students can learn more about prevention and symptoms. Anyone with questions or concerns can call the health center.
"The most important thing that can be done for any viral seasonal flu or H1N1 is to take proper prevention measures and be educated," said Mike Doyle, a physician assistant and the assistant medical director of the Student Health Center.
http://www.localnews8.com/Global/story.asp?S=11159378&nav=menu554_2