Word: wacker
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...Warren E. Wacker, director of University Health Services (UHS), said that UHS treats "a ballpark figure of 100 cases a year" of non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU). "We probably see more of it than any other venereal disease but I haven't noticed any great increase lately," Wacker said...
...disease seems to be localized to last week at Winthrop House. We have had no new suspects this week," Wacker added...
...symptoms of salmonella poisoning include chills, fever, and headaches, followed by diarrhea. Anyone suffering those symptoms should report them to UHS, Wacker said...
...report from the state laboratory will not arrive for two weeks, he added. "It's possible that the number of cases from Winthrop House is much higher. We can only speak positively of those patients who have had positive tests," Wacker said...
Salmonella poisoning is transmitted when a carrier infected with the disease touches food eaten by other people. UHS is currently testing Winthrop House dining room employees for salmonella poisoning, Wacker said...