H1N1 Influenza
Purdue University is carefully monitoring news concerning the H1N1 influenza virus. Unlike seasonal flu, H1N1 is a novel virus, and we have little or no immunity. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predict as many as 40 percent of us could become ill with this new virus over the next two years. And while H1N1 has not been an especially lethal virus so far, the CDC says it has the potential to become so. It's also thought that the college-age population will be more at risk than those 25 or older.
This Web site offers information about vaccinations and resources to help if you or someone you know becomes ill. The most important steps are to practice good hygiene and to stay home and isolate yourself if you are ill for at least 24 hours after your temperature returns to normal without the aid of medicine.
Purdue receives 400 doses of H1N1 vaccine (Nov. 13, 2009)
The number of students with flulike illnesses seen at the Purdue Student Health Center dropped to 118 for the eight-day period from Nov. 15 through Sunday (Nov. 22).
During the previous week, there had been 239 cases reported, and that was down 20 from the week before. Since Aug. 30, 1,367 students - about 3 percent of the total student body on the West Lafayette campus - have reported being ill with flulike symptoms
Cases of flulike illness continue to drop at Purdue (Nov. 23, 2009)
The number of students with flulike illnesses seen at the Purdue Student Health Center dropped to 118 for the eight-day period from Nov. 15 through Sunday (Nov. 22).
During the previous week, there had been 239 cases reported, and that was down 20 from the week before. Since Aug. 30, 1,367 students - about 3 percent of the total student body on the West Lafayette campus - have reported being ill with flulike symptoms.
H1N1 vaccination covered 100 percent by all Purdue medical plans (Oct. 22, 2009)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Anyone covered by a Purdue medical plan can get the H1N1 vaccine at no cost once the vaccine becomes available.
In Tippecanoe County, the county health department is distributing vaccine to the University, public health clinics, doctors' offices and retail pharmacies as it becomes available.
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