UNC-Wilmington has recorded 335 cases of H1N1 since Aug. 18, the start of their fall semester ? more than any university in the state...
UNC-W?s number of H1N1 cases has started levelling off after a drastic spike in cases since classes began.
Last week alone, 273 students contracted what is suspected to be the virus. However, that number only increased by 62 in the next four days.
With 335 suspected cases, more than 3 percent of the undergraduate population is showing symptoms of the virus.
The explanation for the virus?s prevalence is unclear, but the school is taking solace in the virus?s relatively benign symptoms, said Katrin Wesner, director of Student Health at UNC-W.
?The good news is that it?s mild, even milder than the seasonal flu that shows up in wintertime,? Wesner said.
Students are beginning to adjust after a scare that prevailed throughout last week?s rapid outbreak, said UNC-W senior James Holland.
They are still going to class, going out, and talking about things other than the virus, he said.
