By ROBIN BROWN, ANGIE BASIOUNY and KATIE ROGERS • The News Journal • April 29, 2009

NEWARK -- Four "probable" swine flu cases have been identified at the University of Delaware, state health officials announced Tuesday evening.

The four UD students -- none recently traveled to Mexico -- have flu symptoms that meet the probable definitions for swine flu, Dr. Paul Silverman, associate deputy director for health information and science of the Division of Public Health, said in a statement.

As news spread across UD's Newark campus Tuesday night, anxious students flocked to the Student Health Center at Laurel Hall. A sign on the door advised that anyone with a cough or fever must wear a mask to enter, and officials turned away anyone not seeking medical treatment. One student said he was told shortly before 11 p.m. that the wait was three hours.

The State Division of Public Health is submitting samples from the four probable cases to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to confirm whether they are cases of swine flu.

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It's so hard to drink beer through a surgical mask. Poor Bluto.

Did you make that picture? I love it.

yes ma'am, i have to avoid TNJ's pics as i refuse to pay for them, and of course it is almost impossible to find a picture online of college students in masks, so i made one

I would hate to be one of those 4 , people are gonna remember them ass the dudes that brought the swine flue to De..

And think of trying to hook up.

Driest Hump EVAR.

Six more "probable" cases of Type A H1N1. I suppose that brings U of D's tally up to ten. I got a message from them today as a member of one of their student/community organizations, and my Mom received a text as a faculty member. I think that, to their credit, they're doing a good job of mobilizing and trying to prevent interrupting the lives and education of students who aren't sick, but I know that if I was a student living in a dorm I'd want to know if someone in my building was sick. No, it can't be prevented if the exposure has already taken place, and yes everyone should be watching out for symptoms regardless, but I'd still like to know if my exposure was more direct than others. Maybe I'd skip class for a week or so.

...and they were worried about catching an STD during Spring Break in Mexico.

Back in my day all we had to worry about was diarrhea and sand rashes in unique places.

This just in... Young Jeezy's scheduled concert on Thursday has been cancelled in light of the outbreak.

What the HELL am I going to do with all these 40s and blunts I bought?

I can get rid of them for you.I have a truck and can haul them to the dump.... yea "the dump"

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They get their wish and we get ours!

next td get together at Max's ummmmm dump?

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the keyword for me is probable. now everyone will be diagnosed with "PROBABLE" swine flu. they dont even know for a fact that it isnt regular flu. overhype at its best. next up is everyone having to take a vaccine that won't do jack. regular flu kills more people. why isnt that a pandemic?

sensationalism..
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Save 'em for Saturday night, we can go to my friend's place up in PA and party I know he'll appreciate the company :P

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Young Jeezy is giving you the stink eye over the idea of taking my fohties to the dizzump.

I have to go to the UD library... should I sport my styling mask?


Oh I think so!

canceling a concert because of swine flu is not very gangster,,,at all.

Probable means that they have been tested for flu, tested positive for flu virus type A, but tested negative for all known subtypes.

That means that they've pretty much got it. At least 5 out of 10 of them do, most likely more.

Those tests can be a little whacky sometimes and give out false negatives, which is why they label it 'probable' and send samples off to the CDC for a more comprehensive test before saying for sure, "Yes, they have it."

You are only labeled a probable case if you have symptoms, go to the doctor, they swab you, run the tests, it comes back positive for influenza a and negative for all other known subtypes.

Then you're a probable.

And no, the media didn't make it up. Health professionals made it up. 'Cause it makes sense, rather than just label everyone with flu symptoms a "suspected' case at this point.

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I was thinking about this last night, almost on a daily basis im sure we come in contact with someone who works or goes to school at U of d,its that close to all of us, before you know it 10 is going to be 20..

I'm irritated that we're going to have to look at "PROBABLE CASES" in red huge letters at the top of TNJ for the next.. however long it takes the CDC to get to those samples.