As the school year and the fall flu season begin, colleges and universities nationwide have already seen tens of thousands of reported cases of swine flu, and they are bracing for more.
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The fall and winter flu season is rapidly approaching, and the extent and severity of potential H1N1 (swine flu) or seasonal flu outbreaks remains uncertain. So far, there have been several outbreaks of H1N1 at colleges such as Emory College, Ga., and University of Kansas at Lawrence, Kan. The effects may not be as catastrophic as the mass media has projected, due to recommendations provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Providence College has also enacted certain precautionary measures to prevent an outbreak on campus.
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