<p>“Probable case” at Northern Arizona University</p>
<p>[Probable</a> case of swine flu at NAU | LOCAL NEWS | Arizona | azfamily.com](<a href=“http://www.azfamily.com/news/local/stories/flagstaff-local-news-050109-swine-flu-NAU.c241bdb.html]Probable”>http://www.azfamily.com/news/local/stories/flagstaff-local-news-050109-swine-flu-NAU.c241bdb.html)</p>
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<p>College home page link ->
<a href=“http://www4.nau.edu/flu/index.htm[/url]”>http://www4.nau.edu/flu/index.htm</a></p>
<p>I hope the administration at SRU consulted with public health officials and are not making this decision in a vaccuum.<br>
The incubation period is about a week and you are contagious before actually getting sick. The students just returned on Tuesday and graduation is Saturday.</p>
<p>As far as spring break goes - anyone in Mexico would have gotten sick already and is no longer contagious.</p>
<p>It’s Slope Day at Cornell. Biggest partying day for the last day of school. They have a band on a field, with everyone out there together. The only thing I said to my daughter was don’t share drinks with anyone.</p>
<p>Unless the kids each have private bathrooms and single rooms, the virus will spread like wildfire inside the dorm anyway.</p>
<p>Two probable cases at MIT:</p>
<p>[MIT</a> Medical : Two “probable” H1N1 influenza cases not seen as health risk to MIT](<a href=“http://medweb.mit.edu/about/news/article/h1n1-090501.html]MIT”>http://medweb.mit.edu/about/news/article/h1n1-090501.html)</p>
<p>[Ten</a> Hope College students have probable cases of swine flu, four more probable cases reported in Kent County - Grand Rapids News - The Latest News, Blogs, Photos & Videos MLive.com](<a href=“http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/05/ten_hope_college_students_have.html]Ten”>Ten Hope College students have probable cases of swine flu, four more probable cases reported in Kent County - mlive.com)</p>
<p>I think if you really consider the slippery rock students, they were leaving so as not to be caught behind a border closure (although that was before they said they werent closing the borders). It’s one thing to be coming down with the flu a month after spring break (in fact, I think incubation is only 25 days or something max) and another to be arriving off a plane.</p>
<p>I admit, however, when I read about the cancelled proms in Utah … Utah, last I read, didn’t even have one confirmed case. You know what I think? If they start canceling all this stuff or what have you. Florists, bands, venues, waitresses, waiters, etc etc are out the work. Beyond the fact that I will be really bummed for my son if his senior prom is cancelled, looking long term is not exactly a plus for the economy.</p>
<p>I don’t understand canceling classes either. I mentioned on another thread that they interviewed parents of the kids from one of the closed schools in Texas and when asked what their kids were doing while off, they said they were hanging out at the mall and going to baseball games. That’s helpful. What will college kids do when they’re not in class - isolate?</p>
<p>Pre-emptive school closures will just delay the spread of disease; once they reopen (as they can’t be closed indefinitely) the disease will spread again. Closure after identification of a large cluster would be appropriate as the absenteeism rate among students and teachers would be high enough to justify this action.</p>
<p>Good information here titled: Swine influenza A (H1N1) Outbreak in US & Mexico: Potential for a Pandemic </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/lecture/lec34601/index.htm[/url]”>http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/lecture/lec34601/index.htm</a></p>
<p>Actually. I would be relatively concerned about Utah–it can be a often be a “epidemic/pandemic hotspot” due to LDS missionaries coming and going, coupled with large numbers of young children.</p>
<p>1 confirmed case, and 1 probable case at Washington and Lee University.</p>
<p>Wow, I live less than 30 minutes from W&L. I live in the same town as James Madison so it’s only a matter of time until we get it.</p>
<p>CIA - Bite your tongue - my D is at JMU - only a week left of her freshman year.</p>
<p>I heard on the radio of a suspected case at CSU-Long Beach. Then again, an hour or so later, I heard them saying there were still no confirmed cases in LA County. This was a couple of days ago.</p>
<p>My casual observation of the news suggests that the first to close from a suspected or confirmed case is likely to be a private K-12, followed by a public K-12. So far, I haven’t heard of any colleges – yet. Maybe they are being cautious and holding their breath that they can make it past finals and commencement. I heard the Northeastern had their commencement and dispensed with the hand shaking that typically comes with the handing out of diplomas.</p>
<p>W & L case is confirmed. I am a parent and have been notified by school.
[One</a> swine flu case confirmed at Washington and Lee - Roanoke.com](<a href=“http://www.roanoke.com/news/breaking/wb/203326]One”>http://www.roanoke.com/news/breaking/wb/203326)</p>
<p>We have a W&L General as well. I talked to her today (before the email from the admin had arrived) and she didn’t even mention it.</p>
<p>Latest e-mail from GWU says the 2 students with suspected cases have recovered and are no longer thought to be contagious.</p>
<p>Northeastern had their commencement Saturday. They emailed the students this week and told them they were not to shake hands when given their diploma, and to please be careful with contact with family and friends. There was hand sanitizer available everywhere. Otherwise the commencement went on as scheduled.</p>
<p>I’m just hoping Massachusetts remains calm and next Friday night’s prom isn’t postponed!</p>
<p>^^The Universtiy of Miami has also advised graduates that there will be no hand shaking at commencement ceremonies, and hand sanitizer dispensers have been installed all over campus and bottles distributed to students.</p>
<p>Ohio State has it’s first suspected case and they don’t get out until the end of June.</p>