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The Breeze Andrew Guertler, the medical “At a place like JMU where there is director of the JMU University Health a large student population and a lot of Being a JMU student Center, said that since July, the center them live in the dorms, the virus could means living elbow- has treated 814 students who exhibited take over campus pretty quickly,” Seifert to-elbow with about “flu-like” symptoms as of January 27. said. 20,000 neighbors, During the same time period, Guertler’s Guertler said dorms are the biggest @BreezeNewsJMU exponentially staff specifically diagnosed 26 students contagion threat. Other hotspots upping one’s with the flu. However, according to Guertler said to beware are hallways, odds of catching the Center for Disease Control and dining halls and “jammed-packed” the flu. As JMU Prevention, rapid diagnostic testing for parties. rounds the crest influenza may only be 50-70% effective. Guertler said college students’ stress of flu season, Additionally, those figures don’t and lack of sleep, which weakens their one cough in include those who might prefer to visit immune systems, is also to blame. a crowded off-campus clinics. Each year, the UHC waits for the CDC lecture Guertler said college students are to announce that the flu is widespread The Breeze Breeze The h a l l more at risk than people of the same age before it begins diagnosing students could demographic who aren’t students. He with the virus. Guertler said the CDC calls it “the nature of going to college.” issued that notice four weeks earlier Kyle Seifert, a biology than usual this year. professor who specializes “Every flu season is different, and in immunology, said there’s no way to know until you look the flu is an upper back on what the flu season was like,” respiratory infection Guertler said. that spreads Additionally, Seifert said Americans through the air have contracted Influenza B more BreezeVideo and is “extremely frequently than Influenza A this season contagious.” — a rarity considering Influenza A Victims of is traditionally more common. 68% the virus of cases in Virginia are Influenza B, a r e according to a report by the Virginia often Department of Health. Seifert said Influenza B is less severe than Influenza A. Unfortunately, Guertler said this season’s flu vaccine hasn’t efficiently prevented Influenza B cases. He still recommends the immunization shot breezejmu.org regardless of its failures and how late in the season it is. “Millions of people get the flu every year,” Guertler said. “If you can get even a 30% reduction in millions, that’s a big deal.” UHC orders a limited number of flu shots because 95% of JMU students have insurance, Guertler said, which typically provides the vaccination for free. Students can get vaccinated for $23 in the center while those supplies last or could’ve participated in the two-day UHC event in October when local physicians who accept insurance Thursday, February 6, 2020 February Thursday, GRAPHIC BY CONNOR MURPHY / THE BREEZE perform vaccinations on campus. NEWS 5 Guertler said it’s especially crucial for the myth that Tamiflu makes a person someone with an underlying medical with the flu less contagious. condition to be vaccinated because they’re Guertler noted the recent hysteria at greater risk for death. Young children concerning the coronavirus, which is also and people who are elderly are also an upper respiratory infection. considered high risk. “Yes, [coronavirus] kills people, but College students are typically in better influenza is also a deadly virus,” Guertler physical shape and survive their bouts of said. the flu. However, Seifert said, they don’t In an email, Vice President of Student get off “scot-free.” Affairs Tim Miller said JMU is “Although it doesn’t cause as many monitoring the spread of the deaths in college students, it can be very coronavirus, but there’s “no debilitating,” Seifert said. “It can take a need for concern in our couple of weeks for a person to recover community.” He urged from having the flu, which is a lot of work students to perform the for a college student to miss.” same good hygiene Guertler said flu patients’ most practices required to “miserable” symptoms are typically fever, prevent the spread of chills, aches, pains and headaches. any viral illness. The CDC estimates that there have been Guertler said the between 10,000 and 25,000 flu-related typical flu season spans deaths this season. The virus claimed a from October to March, record number of 79,000 lives during the but last year, it extended @thebreezenews 2017-2018 season and a record low of until May, and he said 12,000 lives during the 2011-2012 season. there’s no way to predict Because the flu is a virus, it can’t how long it’ll fester this be treated with antibiotics. Guertler year. Guertler said he recommends self-care to his patients in doesn’t want students to the form of rest, fluids and pain medicine. shack up in their dorms until He said flu victims should “isolate” flu season ends, though. themselves and not attend class to halt “We can’t become the spread of the virus. A person with the complacent,” Guertler said. flu is contagious for up to seven days, but “Influenza is a serious virus. It Guertler urges students to “respect and kills a large number of people a @BreezeNewsJMU protect the JMU population” by waiting year … We need to respect it, and at least 24 hours after their fever breaks to therefore, stay vigilant, but we don’t resume their normal schedule. want to fear it … You can’t live your And although an antiviral treatment like life that way. Tamiflu reduces the virus’ severity, it’s not a “Hail Mary.” CONTACT Brice Estes at estes2ba@ Guertler said the CDC only dukes.jmu.edu. For more coverage recommends Tamiflu for people with of JMU and Harrisonburg news, underlying medical conditions and their follow the news desk on Twitter @ PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY TRISTAN LOREI / THE BREEZE caretakers. Additionally, Guertler busted BreezeNewsJMU. Guertler said symptoms include fever, chills, aches, pains and headaches. Gluten-Friendly Deli & Bakery Breakfast ALL DAY! 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