Friday, September 4th, 2009

Colleges Preparing for Swine Flu

This preliminary negative stained transmission electron micrograph (TEM) depicted some of the ultrastructural morphology of the A/CA/4/09 swine flu virus. CDC / C. S. Goldsmith and A. Balish

It's back to school time -- but when college students return to the classrooms, dorms, and dining halls, will swine flu be waiting? Many colleges are conducting intensive education campaigns, trying to prevent the spread of H1N1 influenza among notoriously social college students. Some schools are beefing up student health clinics and preparing for waves of students seeking care. We'll find out what colleges and universities are doing to prepare for outbreaks of swine flu as students return to campus.