Staying Healthy during Flu Season

Bracey Harris

Jour 271

11/3/11

V.B. Harrison Student Health Center- photo by Bracey Harria

With the steady drop of temperatures comes the rise of the flu season at Ole Miss. 

T Davis, the Peer Educator for Student Health Services on campus has several suggestions for students to avoid getting under the weather.

            Davis says, “the number one tip you’ll see on most websites is keeping your hands clean, washing your hands.”

            For students on the go, hand sanitizer with an alcohol base will do the trick.

Davis also recommends that students stay well hydrated, eat plenty of fruits and vegetables and get plenty of rest. 

            Davis warns against that favorite pastime of students- cramming.  Davis says, “you might as well just do your work over Thanksgiving Break.”

This time of year students often find themselves heading to V.B. Harrison Student Health Services on campus to get checked out. The waiting room fills up quickly so it’s recommended that students to sign in before 11 to ensure they’ll be seen before the day’s end. 

Zack Breeding, a freshman, says that he’s noticed an increase of coughs in class, but that he feels people are pretty healthy about it.

Breeding says, “People here in Oxford tend to be really good about coughing into their elbow or into their hand, and then go wash their hands. So it's not really something I worry about."

Finals are just around the corner, following these tips will keep you healthy and in class.