So one of my friends recently contacted swine flu. However, it seems that he contacted it when he was traveling in South Korea (James! It seems like there are legit concerns!). Apparently, Tsukuba is not the healthiest place right now, with over 100 confirmed cases of swine flu among the students. Not really sure how large the school is (and I can't seem to find anything online) but I hear we have the second largest campus in Japan. Either way, I still feel relatively safe right now, but I guess I should be more careful about my health.
Oh, and my friend is fine. He found out relatively early and got treated. From what I hear Japanese are incredibly afraid of the sickness. The student health center wouldn't even let him in after they heard he had a fever and he was quarantined when he went to a clinic. When he went to get his medicine the staff dropped it off in a box before he was able to get it. Pretty crazy, don't get sick.
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Sure, people are getting/have swine flu. Dozens at my school, and being in close contact with so many students can't be great for my chances. To be honest though it's almost felt as if there has been a DECREASE in the level of terror here as people have caught it in the thousands, since people are realizing that it's only a flu and the vast, vast majority recover without problems.
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