Duke, citing privacy laws, is declining to name the players or give specific medical information, but indications are that the players are not seriously ill, and some of them have already returned to practice. Duke sports information director Art Chase gave the following statement to Heather Dinich of ESPN.com:
"Like many other schools and summer camps, Duke has had students diagnosed with influenza that is presumed to be H1N1. The cases involving our football program have been very mild, with illness typically lasting two or three days. We are following CDC guidelines to keep individuals out of general circulation for 24 hours after their fever subsides, so many of the individuals who were ill are already back at practice. The student-athletes received immediate treatment from our medical staff, and returned to practice only after being cleared by Duke physicians."Duke players stay off campus at the Durham Hilton during their training camp, which may help keep the virus from spreading among the larger student body.
So far, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed that 6,506 Americans have been hospitalized because of swine flu and 436 have died.
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As a RN at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital, I can honestly say that this is not as severe as it may seem. Everyone with the slight inclination of a fever and cough are being treated like quarintined victims of some deadly virus. The heat, pollen/air particles, and stress of hard training are the ultimate culprit here. Give them gatorade and get them on their way. If not, keep a mask on them and bench them until their fever subsides. They probably won't make an ant fart of a noise in this ACC conference. Go VT!!!