Word: flu
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...time between a flu infection and symptoms--chills, sore throat and fever...
Meningitis is a potentially fatal infection, which causes an inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and the spinal cord. The bacteria causes flu-like symptoms such as headaches, high fevers, stiff necks and nausea which can quickly become exacerbated and be fatal within hours if not treated by antibiotics. Meningitis is an extremely rare infection, effecting only 3.8 of every 100,000 college dorm residents...
...meningitis vaccination, they are available only on the third floor of their offices. Our care providers should take more of an initiative in promoting education and awareness about meningitis among students, especially because the infection's symptoms can be so easily mistaken for those of the common flu and because most Harvard students spend more time living in dormitories than their counterparts at other universities...
...addition, UHS still charges students $77 for the meningitis vaccination. Although this price tag may seem steep, especially in comparison to UHS' free influenza shots, it is the Department of Public Health that provides the resources for flu shots, and they have not yet extended this support to meningitis shots. And because UHS officials say that the CDCP is reevaluating their recent immunization recommendation, monetary support from the federal government may be long in coming. Even so, UHS has discussed with College officials the availability of the vaccine. And, as with all of their services outside of the original health...
...typically strong Unsworth had the flu recently and did not do some of the regular training in the two weeks leading up to the race, making her 23rd place finish all the more impressive...