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« on: October 29, 2009, 10:58:31 AM » |
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I have had seven so far this semester, all verified by the university health clinic. That's about 8% of the 85 students I teach between all my sections! It's getting to the point where if a student is absent for two days in a row I am looking out for the email from the student and note from the clinic.
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« Reply #1 on: October 29, 2009, 12:19:45 PM » |
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I've been averaging 2 emails a day for the last two weeks. At least one has been
hospitalized (has a heart condition or some other pre-existing problem). Most are sent
home to their parents. One was out for a week, back for 3 days and then her fever
spiked again. Great.
I seem to have it worse than my colleagues (or they don't complain as much). I think I had a Influenza Mary or Joe that has infected the whole lot. Then again, maybe it's something about a 7:30 am class that makes people feel sick.
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« Reply #2 on: October 29, 2009, 12:30:53 PM » |
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In my city, there is no way to get a reliable diagnosis other than based on symptoms. Getting an accurate diagnosis requires lab tests and the labs will be overwhelmed if everyone who thinks their flu is H1N1 gets lab tests.
So what kind of evidence was there for these students you are talking about? Just symptoms is not an accurate way to determine whether someone has H1N1 or not.
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crowie
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« Reply #3 on: October 29, 2009, 12:38:30 PM » |
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I'm not sure what process the clinic is using, but I know they are verifying it so that it's not just the student's word. Also my understanding is that for those cases that are being tested in the lab, almost all that are appearing in the U.S. right now are swine flu, not regular seasonal flu.
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« Reply #4 on: October 29, 2009, 07:30:55 PM » |
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14 but I have the pre-med first-year experience that all lived together. Once the first one went down, it went through their whole floor. They also shared with me, so that might make 15.
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« Reply #5 on: October 29, 2009, 09:41:55 PM » |
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Only 8-10. Not many, right?
But I am teaching fewer than 40 students this semester!
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« Reply #6 on: October 29, 2009, 10:12:53 PM » |
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Over 20% of our students have been diagnosed with the flu this semester (some not confirmed as having H1N1), believe it or not. But it's been handled extremely well, and the cases have slowed down now.
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« Reply #7 on: October 29, 2009, 10:25:31 PM » |
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Over 20% of our students have been diagnosed with the flu this semester (some not confirmed as having H1N1), believe it or not. But it's been handled extremely well, and the cases have slowed down now.
So they have been tested? Or is it just based on symptoms? So a lot of labs are doing lab work to diagnose? That is odd. As I have said, in our city,they won't test unless absolutely necessary; and are even discouraging people from going to the doctor in order to not overload clinics. And they are telling people to only go to hospitals if they have a serious condition. |
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« Reply #8 on: October 29, 2009, 10:28:49 PM » |
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Over 20% of our students have been diagnosed with the flu this semester (some not confirmed as having H1N1), believe it or not. But it's been handled extremely well, and the cases have slowed down now.
So they have been tested? Or is it just based on symptoms? So a lot of labs are doing lab work to diagnose? That is odd. As I have said, in our city,they won't test unless absolutely necessary; and are even discouraging people from going to the doctor in order to not overload clinics. And they are telling people to only go to hospitals if they have a serious condition. We're testing for Type A only, not for H1N1 specifically because the correspondence is so close right now (note: I'm repeating this verbatim; I don't actually know what it means). Nearly everyone who goes to the infirmary with the symptoms gets tested for Type A; only those who go straight home aren't tested. |
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« Reply #9 on: November 01, 2009, 06:14:22 PM » |
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I'd like to know how many of you (faculty) have gotten the H1N1 vaccine? Whether they are offering it to faculty at your school or in your area. I saw on the web one being offered at a local college near me (but not my college) and open to the public so I was thinking about going over there.
I don't know of any students in my dept who have it, but one of our staff people claims to have had it. I'm concerned not only about catching it but also about being a vector for the younger students who are supposedly more susceptible.
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