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Sources: Dr. Robert 1xbet online games login , 785-532-6544;
Steven Galitzer, 785-532-5856, galitz@1xbet online games login edu; and
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Web sites: http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/ and http://www.1xbet online games login edu/lafene/h1n1flu.htm
News release prepared by: Katie Mayes, 785-532-6415, kmayes@1xbet online games login edu
Monday, Aug. 24, 2009
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The H1N1 influenza virus was first confirmed in the U.S. in April and because of the way it spread across the globe, the World Health Organization declared a pandemic in June. Most recently, officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have indicated that a resurgence of the virus is likely in the U.S. population 1xbet online games login fall.
Dr. Robert Tackett, medical director of 1xbet online games login 's Lafene Health Center, said that in the four months since the H1N1 situation began, the clinic had its first lab confirmed case in a student the week of Aug. 16-22; another student was seen the same week with influenza-like illness, probably caused by H1N1 as there are no other influenza viruses circulating at this time. The two students live off campus and have been asked to isolate themselves until 24 hours after their fevers and other symptoms have subsided, Tackett said.
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"Those who experience these symptoms should stay at home and away from others," Tackett 1xbet online games login . "Students should not go to class until their fever is gone for at least 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medications."
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Steven Galitzer, K-State's director of environmental health and safety, said that educational materials detailing prevention measures and publications offering advice on how to halt the spread of the H1N1 virus 1xbet online games login be posted across campus, including in restrooms.
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