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H1N1 FLU (SWINE FLU) UPDATES
September 15, 2009: The Lehigh University Health and Wellness Center
is reporting a second confirmed case of the H1N1 flu on campus. The student's symptoms
have completely resolved after a period of self-isolation. The Health Center also
continues to see several students whose symptoms are consistent with the H1N1 flu, and
advises members of the Lehigh community to take basic health precautions to prevent the
spread of the flu, including covering your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or
sneeze, washing hands often with soap and water, and using alcohol-based hand cleansers.
Also, avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth.
If you have flu-like symptoms (please see "Could It Be the H1N1 (Swine)
Flu?"), students should review the information on this site and proceed
accordingly, self-isolating if appropriate.
Staff and faculty members should contact their family physician.
Faculty members with a presumed diagnosis of H1N1 are asked to notify
their academic department chair who, in turn, should alert the
respective college dean and the provost's office. Staff members are
advised to report presumed cases of H1N1 to their supervisor who will,
in turn, alert the respective college dean or stem leader, as well as
the Office of Human Resources.
Please continue to visit this page for additional updates and resources.
September 12, 2009: The Health and Wellness Center at Lehigh
University has confirmed its first case of the novel H1N1 (swine) influenza virus
infection on the Lehigh campus. The student has been in contact with the medical
personnel at the health center, and has fully recovered from symptoms of the H1N1
flu.
Staff from the Health and Wellness Center and Dean of Students Office were on campus
today (Saturday September 12th) to advise those who live with the student, all of whom
appear to be well.
Lehigh administration and health officials are closely monitoring the situation and
will post further information on this site.
Members of the Lehigh community are advised to take basic health precautions to
prevent the spread of the flu, including covering your nose and mouth with a tissue when
you cough or sneeze, washing hands often with soap and water, and using alcohol-based
hand cleansers. Also, avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth.
If you have flu-like symptoms (please see "Could It Be the H1N1 (Swine) Flu?"), students should review the information on this site and proceed
accordingly, self-isolating if appropriate.
Staff and faculty members should contact their family physician.
Beginning next week, an online form will be available on the Health and Wellness
Center's web site that will allow students to report their illness to both the Health
Center and the office of Dean Susan Lantz, as well as request meal delivery (if they are
on meal plan and live on campus) while in isolation.
September 3, 2009: Lehigh University administrators were recently
informed that a professor has been diagnosed by a personal physician with the H1N1
influenza. The professor is improving and recuperating at home, and expects to return to
campus next week.
Because the professor was last on campus Thursday, August 27, and did not experience
any symptoms until late Saturday, August 29th, there was no exposure to anyone on the
Lehigh campus.
Lehigh administration and health officials are working closely with both the
Pennsylvania Department of Health and the Bethlehem Health Bureau as we monitor and
respond to H1N1 influenza.
Please continue to visit this page for additional updates and resources, and continue
taking basic health precautions to prevent the spread of the flu, including covering your
nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze, washing hands often with soap and
water, and using alcohol-based hand cleansers. Also, avoid touching your eyes, nose or
mouth.
Students exhibiting flu-like symptoms (please see "Could It Be the H1N1 (Swine) Flu?"), should contact the Lehigh University Health and Wellness Center at 610-758-3870. Staff and faculty members should contact their family physician.
June 9, 2009: The Lehigh University Health Center has become aware of two
international Lehigh students who were diagnosed with H1N1 influenza in their two
separate home countries in recent weeks. Neither student knows where the illness was
contracted, and both have fully recovered and remain in their homes abroad. There are no
suspected cases of H1N1 on campus. |
