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The Battalion
With the student living fast-paced
care-free lives, health issues are
sometimes forgotten in the chaos.
pcoming cold and flu
ason can be avoided
By Chris Martin
Staff writer
IP is quickly segueing into
-4|vinter, which makes it just the
right time for hay rides, pump-
i pie and cold and flu season. The
tit clinical conditions, including
ise institutional living, intense
man interaction and alternating
• nperature conditions, can create
lay land for snot, sniffles and a
i j rennial favorite, the “crud.”
Joan Davis, Registered Nurse at
I Beutel Health Center, said
apartment buildings and
^^Bioms can be havens for com-
mjeasonal ailments.
campus yon And all kinds of
dents sitting in classrooms at
se proximity, coughing and sneez-
| Davis said. “Problems can arise
ally in resident halls, houses or
lace where people live close to-
er or come in close contact.”
argaret Griffith, Texas A&M’s
J| education coordinator, said
time of year is especially bad be-
students that live in various
:ts of the nation and bring back
ojbal germs.
‘It’s strange because one week
ryone will come in for nausea
diarrhea, then the next week it
ft be upper respiratory, sore lungs
i runny noses,” Davis said.
Sharon Arnold, Registered Nurse
lified (RNC) and director of nurs-
; at Beutel, said this time of year is
a bad for students with allergies.
Getting sick can be a costly en-
ivor for a student. Taking the vi-
dive may create free vacation
le from work and school, but lost
_ , ges and lectures can often never
om Pagel madeup
i economir Sharon Davil, RNC at Beutel, said
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there are many simple precautions
students can take to hinder the
spread of germs.
“Not drinking after each other
and washing your hands is a good
start,” Davil said. “Washing your
hands effectively requires friction
and a good anti bacterial soap. You
should scrub for at least 30 seconds.”
Davil also prescribed breaking
the college traditions of sacrificing
rest and eating unhealthy meals,
which can compromise the im
mune system.
“Be sure to dress appropriate
ly in cold weather,” Davil said.
“That way you can avoid getting
chilled, and keep your body tem
perature constant.”
“But when the weather changes,
you need to protect yourself from
drastic changes in temperature, es
pecially when going into a warm
classroom on a cold day or getting
into an air-conditioned car.”
Davil said getting plenty of fluids
and vitamin C will keep the body
flushed and help build up immunity.
If a student has nausea or diar
rhea, Davis suggests rest and only
clear liquids for 24 hours.
“If you need to eat a little some
thing, we recommend a BRAT
diet,” Davis said. “That stands for
bananas, rice, applesauce and toast.
That way you can have a little some
thing in your stomach without irri
tating it.”
When sore throats and conges
tion turns into aches, fever and
chills, it can be the calling card of
the cold’s vicious cousin, the flu.
Although there is no preventative
medicine for the common cold, a flu
shot is a quick and easy precaution.
Please see Health on Page 5.
DAVE HOUSE AND RYAN ROGERS/The Battalion
Sexually Transmitted Diseases affect one in five
By Rhonda Reinhart
Staff writer
T oday’s society is bombarded with sexual
images. Television shows, movies and even
the walls of public restrooms present
graphic depictions of sexual situations. But the
media tends to ignore the negative repercussions
of the casual sex they so often portray.
Besides the possible effects of unwanted
pregnancy or emotional stress, sex can result in
the transmission of sexually transmitted dis
eases (STDs).
STDs are transmitted through intimate (usu
ally sexual) contact with a person who has the
disease. The more common STDs include genital
warts, hepatitis B, chlamydia, syphilis and gonor
rhea. It is estimated that one in five Americans is
infected with a STD.
Dr. Michael V Reitano, executive publisher and
editor in chief of Sexual Health: The Magazine for
Sexual Well-Being, said in a question and answer
session adolescents and young adults ar e the age
groups at greatest risk for acquiring a STD.
“They are more likely to have multiple sex
partners, they may be more likely to engage in
unprotected sex and their partners may be at
higher risk for being infected compared to most
adults,” he said.
Reitano said it is estimated that one in four
new HIV infections in the United States occur
among people under the age of 20.
Margaret Griffith, the health education coor
dinator at A.P Beutel Health Center, said anyone
who has had unprotected sex should consider
being checked for STDs.
She said the national Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention reported a recent study
of public and private colleges and universities in
the United States, and one conclusion of the
study was 70 percent of college students did not
use condoms the last time they had intercourse.
Griffith said alcohol use can play a role in un
protected sex.
“Alcohol plays a part for a lot of folks,” she
said. “They have sex with people they wouldn’t
normally have sex with, and/or they don’t use
protection. Our decision-making process be
comes impaired under the influence of alcohol.”
Please see STD on Page 5.
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