Gothamist: Fordham Fights Flu-like Nasty

f

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 20:12:13 -0500

its hughes hall

also wash hands

Sun, 24 Sep 2006 15:17:47 -0500

(5) wash yer hands is correct. Specialists in infectious diseases say that keeping general good hygiene and washing your hands thoroughly after shaking hands with other people, touching public properties (hand rails, subway posts)and before eating will reduce catching a bug by 90%.

wash yer hands, kiddo!

Sun, 24 Sep 2006 07:46:01 -0500

i used to get sick like clockwork in nyc every 4 months. it was amazing. then, i started obsessively washing my hands: when i got off the subway, when i got home from work, before and after lunch. i also made an effort to not touch my face or rub my nose or eyes as much. i haven't (knock wood) been sick in 1.5 years now. not even a cold or a sniffle. either that or my body just got used to all the skanky germs in nyc. people laugh when i bust out the purell in public, but hey, who is laughing now?

Tim N.

Sat, 23 Sep 2006 23:26:50 -0500

Having lived in those dorms, all I can say is if all they caught was the flu, they're lucky. Let's put it this way, thank God the Jesuits always had a strong supply of penicilin.

Mé

Sat, 23 Sep 2006 18:25:26 -0500

Keeping your immunizations up to date is not necessarily great advice. A better suggestion would be to tell people to educate themselves. Immunizations are not a foolproof method, nor are they necessary.

garth

Sat, 23 Sep 2006 13:44:49 -0500

Good point except that, as I probably should have mentioned, from the article: "We have been advised that viral meningitis is not suspected."

mikestuy

Sat, 23 Sep 2006 13:41:40 -0500

nausea, fever, headaches and sensitivity to light... i'd rule out meningitis.