Possible A(H1N1) case suspends classes in DLSU-Dasma

jhay — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:08:43 +0000

First, I’m thankful our forum on HR 1109 was a huge success! I’ve got lots of videos, stories and photos to share in the coming days so watch out for that. Sorry if we were not able to do a live stream of the event because of some ridiculous IT policies by the University.

Anyways, the title of this post says it all. The administrators of DLSUD led by President Bro Gus Boquer, FSC has announced the suspension of classes for the next three days:

Please be advised that classes are suspended from June 24 to 27, 2009, Wednesday until Saturday, for all year levels in all the undergraduate and graduate programs. All students, teaching and non-teaching personnel, are covered by the suspension.

The academic buildings and student dormitories will undergo disinfection and fumigation in the next four days.

We will also use this time to follow-up on the test results of students with flu-like symptoms. Should we have confirmed cases of Influenza A (H1N1), we will continue the suspension of classes to fulfill the 10-day quarantine. Otherwise, classes will resume on Monday, June 29.

Finally, please remind all students with flu-like symptoms to stay in their respective homes until they are completely symptomatic.

Please be guided accordingly. Thank you.

So, it seems that the A(H1N1) virus has finally struck our campus and Cavite for that matter. Hopefully, whoever that is that had showed symptoms would test negative for the virus and recover real soon.

For those who are having flu-like symptoms, do all of us a favor and follow the advised procedures of going on self-quarantine and seeking medical attention especially those who are afflicted with other diseases. I pray that you’ll recover real soon as well.

Hopefully and with our cooperation and vigilance, things will be alright and be back on track real soon.

Influenza A(H1N1) alarmists should calm down

jhay — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:38:02 +0000

As of now, health officials peg the number of swine flu cases in the country to 57. Most of the new cases are students who have visited other countries with known infections of the A(H1N1) virus so it’s really not surprising that they will be infected too.

For now, we could only hope that the delayed opening of classes in the tertiary level has helped in detecting more cases of the swine flu and to mitigate its spread. Note that detection is the keyword instead of prevention because it’s impossible for us to stop getting our people infected.

Though prevention is better than the cure, in this case, early detection so that health care treatments could be delivered quickly is the best weapon we have against the swine flu. We should all be thankful that this is a mild form of the influenza and so far, those who were infected are responding well to treatments.

The spread of fear, paranoia and panic is way deadlier than any pathogenic virus.

As for the rest of us, we should remain vigilant, calm and be extra careful about our selves. We all know what to do to avoid getting sick so stick to those methods of proper hygiene, eating a well balanced and nutritious meal, and getting plenty of rest.

For those who have been to other countries, for God’s sake stay at home during the prescribed time of self-quarantine and don’t self-medicate just yet, because you’re not yet sick. If you show symptom of flu and your conditions do get worse, that’s the time to get medical help. This would prevent what others are being paranoid about, the virus evolving a new strain that’s resistant to current treatments.

In fairness to the government and the Department of Health in particular, they’ve been doing a great job of informing the public with all the necessary and up to date information from countdown of the most recent cases to preventive measures and providing health care treatments to infected patients and those who have come in close contact with them.

Both mainstream and new media have taken up the subject and that has contributed to an interested and informed public. Awareness is the first step to containing a would be pandemic. A rational, calm and thinking person is way better than a crowd of paranoid and in hysteria. So, to all those who are raising the alarms and claiming a pandemic, please, calm down, be informed and think twice before doing or saying anything. Especially if you’re not an expert on this matter. The spread of fear, paranoia and panic is way deadlier than any pathogenic virus.

If there’s anything to cause a great public alarm, are those ASS-holes in the Bastusan Pambansa who’s moving heaven and earth just to serve their greedy selves and that monster in Malacanan. But that’s for another post on another day.

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Possible A(H1N1) case suspends classes in DLSU-Dasma

Influenza A(H1N1) alarmists should calm down