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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2016
Contagious, common virus causes concern on campus
Class beats rivalry with opportunity
Brandon Wong @BRWONG2
A series of recent cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease at the Honors Residence Hall have raised concerns among the residents. The contagious v i r a l i l l ne s s h a s i n fec ted several students on the second f loor at the residence hall, casting a shadow of gloom over the residents. “We don’t talk anymore. Everyone locks their doors i nstead of ha ng i ng out i n the common room,” Jordan H a m mo nd , a f i r s t-y e a r public health student and a resident of the affected floor, said. “I usually wear a mask around my hall” she added, i l lu s t r at i n g t he c o m mo n c o n c e r n a m o n g s t u d e nt s about the contagious nature of the disease. Hammond, along
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feet . La st mont h, F lor ida State University suffered an outbreak of the disease, with over a dozen reported cases. Hand, foot, and mouth disease is both airborne and spread t h rough phy sic a l cont ac t , w h ic h a l low s t he d i s e a s e
wit h many ot her st udents, also expressed frustrations w it h t he b eh av ior of t he infected students. H a nd , fo ot , a nd mout h disease is a v iral infect ion c om mo n i n c h i ld r e n a nd i n f a n t s . I t c a u s e s f e v e r, sores on t he mout h a nd a sk in rash on the hands and
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SIGNS & SYMPTOMS Fever
Sore Throat
If the fever persists, small spots or
Loss of Appetite
blisters may appear in the mouth and
rash may start appear on hands and feet.
PREVENTION Wash
Your Hands
&
Don’t share
food or drinks
TREATMENT There is no prescription,
Keep
but over-the-counter medicine and
Surface Areas
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In the spring of 2017, USC and Clemson st udents will have t he opp or t u n it y t o work a long s ide e ac h ot her at local Michelin compa n ie s t h rough a new course called ECIV 490. This course will focus on sustainabilit y in industrial and manufacturing systems. According to the promot ional f lyers, topics covered w ill include: “an over v iew o f s u s t a i n a b i l i t y,” “sustainability models,” “sustainability metrics,”
“s u st a i nable bu si ne s s and engineering analysis c o n c e p t s” a s w e l l a s “tools and methods for a na ly z i ng i ndu st r ia l” systems. Brittany VanderBeek, second-year MBA st udent , worked for Michelin over t he summer and was part of the effort to develop the new course. “I was i nv ited to start a partnership with USC , Clemson a nd M ichelin and it could be any thing I wanted, and so looking at all of our institution schools, SEECLASSPAGE2
Fall Break trip inspires students
mouthsprays can help with pain.
Clean
Source: Center for Disease Control
DATES TO KNOW: Community Partner Breakfast 7:30 to 9 a.m. in Russell House
Free Admission to the SC State Fair With Student ID
Healthy Campus Summit
Courtesy of Taylor Bradley
Ella Bock
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Russell House Ballroom
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Green Zone Ally Training 1 to 3 p.m. on the Thomas Cooper Library Mezzanine
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30 undergraduate st udents from the Un iver sit y of Sout h Carolina spent their fall break in South Louisiana volunteering with the St. Bernard Project in efforts to rebuild homes in areas that were devastated by August flooding.
USC student volunteers spent all day Friday and Saturday either restoring one of t wo houses in a Louisiana neighborhood or helping set up the St. Bernard Project’s new local warehouse. The students met and interacted with the family SEEBREAKPAGE5
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