The
school
and
department
have come up with some guidelines considering the H1N1 and seasonal flu.
FLU TRANSMISSION AND PREVENTION
·
Flu is spread by contact with people who are sick or by objects that have become
contaminated with the
flu virus.
Flu viruses may be spread when a person touches droplets left by coughs and
sneezes on hard surfaces (desks,
door knobs, keyboards,
waterboards, pens,
plastinated bodies etc.) and then touches her/his mouth, eyes or nose.
The Flu virus can survive minutes or up to 8 hours on such surfaces.
·
You are encouraged to
carry and use
hand sanitizer, to wash your hands with soap and water frequently; your
arm
pits less frequently, and to wash hands before and after touching shared
items, such as
keyboards,
microscopes, and
firearms.
·
Cover your
cough/sneeze with a
tissue or your elbow. Do not attempt to kiss your elbow.
·
Don’t share food and drinks with others. Do not eat
raw
chicken or
road kill.
·
Don’t
touch your mouth, nose or eyes with
contaminated hands. Do not run with scissors.
·
Maintain
a
social distance from others – don’t
shake
hands or exchange kisses (especially
French).
Needless to say, keep it in your pants.
·
STAY HOME if you’re sick with
influenza or the plague.
WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF THE FLU?
·
Fever
over 100 degrees, but well under
11,000 degrees
·
Cough;
runny or
stuffy
nose;
headache; inability to say the word “garage”
·
Vomiting and/or diarrhea
(especially if projectile
and/or
explosive)
·
Sore
throat (without ligature marks)
·
Fatigue;
body aches; out of body
experiences
·
Any or
all of the above
IF YOU HAVE THE FLU
·
Contact me and any other
instructors if you have the flu by e-mail. Put “Flu” in the subject line.
Remember that you can only get the seasonal flu or H1N1 once, so don’t use this
as a vacation day since you may later get the real flu. Do NOT come and see me!
·
As mentioned in my syllabus,
tests/quizzes missed for any reason will be made up during the finals period.
·
If you miss a lab that can’t
be made up I’ll assign some related library research. If you miss a movie you
can watch that on your own time.
·
In the worst case, if you
miss too many classes to make up, an incomplete or medical drop may be in order.
Seniors- I’ll do my best to set you up with an incomplete.
WHAT HAPPENS IF Dr BILL GETS THE
FLU?
·
There is likely to be a tear
in the time-space continuum
that, depending on whether
Schrödinger’s cat
is dead
or alive, will result in an immediate and permanent
return to the
singularity (cat’s
dead) to time stopping for one hour on November 1st at 2:00 a.m.
and then returning to normal time on March 14th. (cat is alive).
·
He’ll notify you by e-mail
in the morning. Check your e-mail before going to school and maybe you can sleep
in a bit (if the cat is alive; otherwise there won’t be an e-mail for obvious
reasons).
·
If I am out or school closes
due to the flu I am likely to assign readings/projects/etc for you to do on your
own. I may also assign a movie for you to watch to make up time and/or we may
use some lab time for makeup.
MORE FLU INFO
·
Information from our
government-run Obamaflu™
Czar can be found HERE
·
Fun flu facts are
HERE.
·
Important newspaper article
is
HERE and HERE
·
Conspiracy theories about
the flu can be found
HERE
·
If you’re not properly
panicked, try THIS
