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By CHRIS DEESE
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A reported hepatitis outbreak at
USC just didn't happen, said a
student health center physician
who handles epidemic control.
DR. SERENA CLARK said
reports in The State newspaper
that several USC students had
contracted hepatitis from patients
at Midlands Center for retarded
persons were misleading. She said
there was only one case of hepatitis
at the health center.
However, Clark said the reports
caused a flurry of interchanges
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of Mental Retardation and the
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Control. She said a
meeting last Wednesday between
representatives of these groups
"went real well."
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"This incident brought us
together and helped us to understand
that we all had the same
problems," she said.
"We discussed how we can work
together to prevent transmission of
disease-any disease, not just
hepatitis. I was pleased at the
attitude at the meeting. Everybody
wanted to help each other."
The discussion was not aimed
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"They went all out to detect their
hepatitis cases, and I was very
impressed." The center's 18 per
cent hepatitis rate, reported in The
State as 20 per cent, is lower than
the 26 per cent found at most institutions,
she said.
"TRANSMISSION OF DISEASE
between institutions can happen
very easily. During (JSC's "energy
break," students at Clemson had
several cases of flu, she said, "and
two weeks later we had it. Some (of
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to disease on their wards, she said,
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themselves. "If a nursing student
has fever or sore throat, she
shouldn't go in that day," Clark
said.
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said are frequently exposed to
disease (or who are potential
carriers) are nursing home
volunteer workers.
She said officials who attended
the meeting Wednesday drew up a
list of suggestions for preventing
the spread of disease. "It's common
sense," she said, "like
washing hands, not sharing drinks
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bottle or glass, not exposing others
if you don't feel well-things like
that." She said the list would be
distributed to any student groups
who regularly go off campus to
other institutions.
During her five years at USC,
Clark said, there have been no
major outbreaks of disease. "As
soon as some cases (of the same
illness) start coming in, we're on
top of it," she said. "Students are
cooperative and aware of the need
to protect each other."
Clark said if there ever were a
real epidemic, health officials
would try to contain the illness on
campus. "We'd admit really ill
patients to the infirmary until it
was filled up, and then those who
could go home should go. Others
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not to go out to eat or go to class."
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