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This strain of flue and its major complication, pneumonia, caused 18 per cent of the deaths in Boston last week, Nicholas Fiumara, director of the Massachusetts Division of Communicable Diseases, said yesterday. Flu and pneumonia usually account for 4 or 5 per cent of deaths at this time of year...
...Fiumara, who met with Harvard officials yesterday, said meat that has not been thoroughly cooked or eggs not well cooked or cleaned, could carry the bacteria, which infects the victim's digestive tract...
...Fiumara said the disease is self-limited, so symptoms should disappear 24 to 48 hours after they arise. Some students, however, have complained of more prolonged illness...
Students with salmonella infections should report to Stillman Infirmary, Fiumara said, adding that those with bad cases of diarrhea should be sure to drink enough fluids...
...pleasant thing to have, but it's not life-threatening." Fiumara said...