Herpes: a disease that thrives on anxiety By Donald H. Stewart questions students with herpes attacks," said Conrad "Herpes does get better. runs its course and goes away. If you are afflicted with seem to have is that of when to Fulkerson, CAPS psychologist. Usually the first attack is the That virus then stays in the herpes, worrying about it not tell partners they have herpes. "It would be an illness that worst and other episodes are body in the nerve. Then with only won't help. It could hurt. "Should we wait until we've would be real susceptible to the usually more moderate," recurrent attacks, it migrates According to social workers become pretty emotionally placebo effect." Fulkerson said. down the nerve back to that in Duke's Counseling and invested in each other and then Nobody knows how many As Time magazine and Phil area enervated by that nerve Psychological Services, recurrent tell?," Roy asked. Duke students are among the Donahue have told the public, and another eruption occurs." attacks of the incurable virus Roy said she has seen estimated 20 million Americans there are two forms of herpes When no blisters are present, are linked to anxiety. While the individuals "questioning the with herpes, a number growing virus, Simplex Virus I and he said, the virus cannot be herpes virus can stay dormant cost" of contracting herpes by 500,000 annually. Unlike Simplex Virus II. Although tranmitted. for months and years, "attacks when deciding with whom they diseases such as syphillis or Type I is most common in cold After contracting herpes, a may be exacerbated by stress," want to become involved gonorrhea, a shot of penicillin sores and type II in genital person would normally begin to said CAPS' Elinor T. Roy. "So it sexually. won't help the herpes sufferer. herpes, Fulkerson said "the see blisters within one week. In becomes really important to Once one is sure he has the Professional assistance is virus that causes oral herpes females, the blisters are usually learn how to control stress." herpes virus, there is little available at CAPS for those can also cause genital herpes." very hard to detect, and the Because it can be transmitted medical science can do. who want to try and cope with Only through direct contact problem often goes unnoticed, casually from one person to Professionals simply urge the problem. with an open sore can herpes be he said. another, anger is one emotion sufferers to "grin and bear" it. "We don't give advice," Roy transmitted. "The virus goes In "exceptional cases," often associated with herpes. Herpes is "the kind of thing said. "We're here to help people into the skin and causes an herpes has been known to cause "Lots of people are very angry," that if you feel more at ease or come up with their own episode of herpes," Fulkerson death: through contraction of Roy said. "Angry that they got that you can do something it solutions and we try to facilitate said. "An episode consists of a herpes encephalitis, exposure of it, angry that somebody gave it also stands to reason that in that." Group therapy, however, little soreness, a little redness, newborns to herpes in the birth to them." One of the fact you may reduce the is not yet available on campus. and a blister forming. Then it See HERPES on page 2 The Chronicle 78th Year, No. 28 Duke University, Durham, North Carolina Tuesday, October 5, 1982 Kilowatt consumption declines City council outlines Duke fuels conservation effort By Gregory Porto has resulted in significant energy by Duke, totaling urban renewal plan More than $1,800 has been energy savings and a new $7,417,902, a 24 percent increase disbursed to dormitories as part awareness of energy conserva­ over fiscal year 1980-81. After By Larry Kaplow required under the contract of a University energy tion," said Engineering the first year of Duke's energy The Durham City Council to begin submitting recom­ conservation scheme that professor Charles Harman, rebate program, kilowatt voted li'l Thursday night to mendations in 30 days and awards rebates to houses head of Duke's Energy consumption increased by only pay a marketing firm $28,000 complete the survey within saving fuel costs. Management Advisory Com­ one percent, compared with a to outline urban renewel 90 days. Norby said the firm Although some dormitory mittee. 2.1 percent rise the previous plans for the Hayti section of has already been collecting downtown Durham. • officials said that no conscious Saving energy is serious year. information for about two weeks. effort was made to cut energy business, because of the huge "Like all universities and The contract aproved by usage, Duke energy officials amount of money spent on businesses, since 1973, when the Council calls for The plan by the city was were pleased with a program keeping rooms warm and lights the oil prices started up, we have Candeub, Fleissig and initially designed to fend off that contributed to a lower rate lit each year. In fiscal year 1981- really been paying close Associates, Inc. to settle a criticism that the proposed of increase in the University's 82, electricity costs accounted attention to where the energy dispute between the city Durham Civic Center should fuel expenditure. for 70 percent of the total goes," said Norman Bedell, administration and the be cancelled to open up funds Hayti Development Corpora­ "The program is effective. It amount of money spent on director of the University's for the Hayti area, which physical plant. "You never stop. tion, a group of private now consists largely of You never reach the perfection citizens from the predomin­ vacant land. of getting everything done." antly black district, on ideas In other business, a zoning for development. The energy rebate program, text change to allow the wording to Bedell, "was set up According to Paul Norby, opening of a dinner theater to provide some awareness and director of the city's was debated at length by the incentive on the part of the planning and development council which eventually students living on campus to commission, the city had approved the measure by a conserve electricity." been working on a plan for 1(1-2 vote. development about a year The amendment, which and a half ago, separate from William Griffith, vice would allow dancing the plans of the Hayti establishments in sections of president for student affairs, citizens group. agreed with Bedell. "I have a the town normally consist­ perception that there is a ing of residences and small tendency to waste energy "They [the Hayti Corpora­ commercial operations, was because students pay a set rate tion] emphasized more requested by Joe Davis, that is independent of their business development than former owner of Mr. D's usage." we did, and more minority Disco. The rebate program, initiated development priorities," Councilman Ralph Hunt, in the fall of 1981, consists of a Norby said. who owns property near the refund available to dormitories Norby said his office had proposed Hayti Dinner which reduce electrical tried initially to find a Theater, said the new consumption compared to an comprimise development business may bring unwant­ average consumption based on program but finally decided ed elements into the area. the last two academic years. last month to refer the "How do we know that this The concept of student problem to an independent place won't degenerate into a rebates for energy conservation firm. disco," said Hunt who voted is not new. Candeub, Fleissig and against the zoning text See KNEKGY on page 4 Associates, Inc. will be change. Page Two The Chronicle Tuesday, October 5, 1982 Herpes hurts Tylenol probe yields clues HERPES from page 1 canal, or contraction by those with immune system By Andrew H. Malcolm • Authorities said they had 20 to 30 possible problems, Fulkerson said. Women whocontactgenital 1 19H_! N.Y. Times News Service suspects, but they ruled out one, a man unidentified herpes "may be at greater risk for cancer of the DES PLAINES, Illinois — Federal, state and local publicly by the police. He was arrested in August for cervix," he added. agents investigating the deaths of seven people from shoplifting Tylenol. Although there is no cure for herpes, a new drug that cyanide placed in Extra-Strength Tylenol capsules • The Cook County board approved a new ordinance prevents the herpes virus from reproducing under focused considerable attention Monday on a rural requiring all over-the counter medicines sold in the laboratory control is a "pseudo-cure" that has received parking lot on a toll road northwest of here. county to carry manufacturers' seals over the widespread attention. During the initial episode of There, two Kane County sheriffs deputies found openings. Many common drugs have only a wad of blisters, Acyclovir, a new drug manufactured under hundreds of empty Tylenol capsules strewn on the cotton. the trade name Zovirax, has its best results on ground with boxes and a white powder. However, the • The Chicago police reported finding a stolen car humans. Its effectiveness on later episodes, however, discovery which came last Tuesday before the first and discovering beneath the front seat a bag marked is minimal. death, was dismissed at the time by the two deputies. "Tylenol" containing 17 Extra-Strength Tylenol "Clearly, Acyclovir is exciting from the Monday's hunt in that area, near Elgin, 111., was capsules. Preliminary tests indicated they did not pharmacologist's standpoint. It is a true anti-viral part of a joint investigation directed by the Illinois contain cyanide.