Swine flu cases are going up on campus-- I first noticed that there were cases in the West Side Dorms late last week- and from what I can tell, the cases are going up with every passing day. After Wisconsin was left ten men short last weekend during their game because of the flu- Iowa and other teams are starting to take precautions as well.
Personally, I think this is going to spread quickly and could get complicated. The Mumps Outbreak of 2006 was similar- tons of people got it, it was drug-resistant so you just had to ride it out and it spread very, very quickly. With H1N1, it seems like the current strain isn't very severe- it's just like flu, from what I can tell- but the close quarters of the dorms and the continued traffic at the bars, tailgating and the football game are all going spread this thing very quickly.
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