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ONE OUT OF EVERY FIVE PEOPLE DOES NOT WASH THEIR
HANDS AFTER THEY USE THE BATHROOM.
DON'T BE ONE OF THOSE FIFTH GUYS.
YOU CAN'T MISS DAVID COHN, THE FIFTH GUY,
OUTSIDE UCF'S STUDENT UNION.
PULLING A FAKE URINAL FULL OF HAND SANITIZER,
COHN ASKS STUDENTS WHAT THEY'RE DOING TO STAY
HEALTHY.
KEEPING OUR HANDS CLEAN.
COVERING MY MOUTH WHEN I SNEEZE.
AND DRINKING A LOT OF VITAMIN C.
THATS ALL CORRECT.
THE EDUCAMPAIGN IS ONE OF MANY WAYS UCF IS HELPING
STUDENTS AND FACULTY PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM
THE H1N1 FLU, WHICH HAS SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE
WORLD.
THE MOST IMPORTANT ADVICE, WASHING YOUR HANDS
FREQUENTLY, ESPECIALLY BEFORE YOU EAT.
WHEN YOU WASH YOUR HANDS DO IT WITH WARM WATER,
SOAP AND WATER.
MAKE SURE TO LATHER BETWEEN YOUR FINGERS.
AND TYPICALLY WE TRY TO ADVOCATE THAT PERSONS WASH
THEIR HANDS FOR TWENTY SECONDS.
WHICH SURPRISINGLY IS HOW LONG IT TAKES TO SING
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOURSELF TWICE.
ANOTHER IMPORTANT TIP IS TO COUGH INTO YOUR ELBOW
NOT INTO YOUR HANDS.
AND IF YOU'RE SICK YOU SHOULD STAY HOME.
DON'T GO TO WORK OR TO CLASS.
MICHAEL DICAN IS THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF UCF'S
HEALTH SERVICES WHICH PROVIDES QUALITY OUT
PATIENT CARE TO STUDENTS.
HE SAYS FLU SYMPTOMS ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE OF A
COLD, BUT ARE USUALLY MORE INTENSE.
H1N1 SYMPTOMS INCLUDE HEADACHES,
FEVER, DRY COUGH, AND A RUNNY NOSE.
YOU SHOULD SEE A DOCTOR IF YOUR SYMPTOMS ARE SEVERE
OR IF YOU ARE PREGNANT, HAVE DIABETES,
OR SUFFER FROM ASTHMA.
WE WANT THEM TO DO ONE OF TWO THINGS,
TO GO BACK HOME WITH THEIR FAMILY TILL THEY ARE FREE
OF FEVER FOR TWENTY FOUR HOURS OR IF THAT'S NOT
POSSIBLE, TO RETURN TO THEIR RESIDENCE WHETHER
IT'S ON CAMPUS OR OFF CAMPUS,
AND TO AVOID CONTACT WITH OTHERS.
THE HEALTH CENTER GIVES MASKS TO STUDENTS WITH FLU
LIKE SYMPTOMS WHEN THEY FIRST WALK IN.
ILL STUDENTS ARE ASKED TO WEAR SURGICAL MASKS
WHENEVER THEY ARE AROUND OTHER PEOPLE.
UCF ALSO PROVIDES RESIDENT ASSISTANCE WITH FREE FLU
KITS FOR SICK STUDENTS.
THE KITS INCLUDE MEDICATION AND CHICKEN
SOUP.
THEY ARE ALSO AVAILABLE IN THE PHARMACY AND KNIGHT
AID FOR ONLY FIVE DOLLARS.
TO HELP STUDENTS WHO ARE SICK,
UCF HAS ENCOURAGED FACULTY MEMBERS TO PLACE MORE
MATERIALS ONLINE AND ALSO TO SET FLEXIBLE ATTENDANCE
AND MAKE UP POLICIES.
A LOT OF WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW WITH HAND WASHING AND
COUGH ETIQUETTE IS TO MITIGATE THE EPIDEMIC.
WE WANT TO BLUNT IT AND SLOW IT UNTIL VACCINES ARE
AVAILABLE.
IN THE MEANTIME DICAN ENCOURAGES THE CAMPUS
COMMUNITY TO GET SEASONAL FLU SHOTS.
WE DON'T WANNA HAVE BOTH THE SEASONAL FLU AND THE
H1N1 ALSO WE ALSO WANNA PAY ATTENTION TO WHEN THE
VACCINE BECOMES AVAILABLE AND PURSUE IT.
THAT'S PROBABLY THE BEST PREVENTION THAT EXISTS IN
VACCINATION.
WHILE MOST STUDENTS RECOVER WELL,
THERE HAVE BEEN MORE SERIOUS CASES,
EVEN DEATHS AROUND THE COUNTRY.
SO DON'T BE THE FIFTH GUY, WASH YOUR HANDS,
AND VISIT WWW.UCF.EDU/FLU TO LEARN MORE.
IT'LL HELP YOU, YOUR FRIENDS,
AND YOUR CO WORKERS STAY HEALTHY.
HAND SANITIZER.
THIS IS CHAD BINNETTE FOR UCF REPORTS.