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Pandora’sBox
Prevention Precedes Cure
By LeeJin-woo
C
Consultant
lasses at HUFS have recently begun to
has been working to inform students that they must
start later than scheduled because students
takeadequateprecautionstoprotectthemselvesfrom
are required to measure their temperatures
theflu.Effortsincludesendingtextmessages,e-mails
beforethebeginningofasemester.Studentsrunning
anddisplayingposters.
a slight fever have even started to wear masks
Text messages instructed students and personnel
as part of a measure to prevent the spread of the
thatthosewhoarrivedinKoreaafterAug.24should
H1N1 influenza. This shows that the University is
immediatelynotifythepublichealthcenteratHUFS.
a vulnerable area as it is relatively crowded without
Also, the University has decided to allow HUFS
any distinct separation between students with the
students infected with the virus or those suspected
influenza virus. Precautions also depend largely on
ofinfectiontoacceptabsences.Suchsteps,however,
thestepstakenbyindividualstudents.
may not be adequate enough to prevent a spread of
HUFS is known to have the largest population,
thevirus.
consisting of foreign students who are in Korea to
The University cannot force students to notify
studytheKoreanlanguage,andalsothosewhohave
the health center. It can only strongly advise them
studied abroad for many years. Statistics show that
to do so. If those that are infected are unwilling to
about 2,000 students at HUFS go abroad annually.
informthecenter,theywillhelpmaketheuniversity
Another 1,000 students are expected to go abroad
a hotbed for the spread of the H1N1 influenza.
duringvacationtoenhancetheirlanguageabilities.
The university must therefore exert itself in raising
This trend stems from the emphasis HUFS places
awarenessabouttheflu.
on the study of foreign languages. However, the
Experts say that October will mark a critical
situation also places the University at risk given the
momentasitishighlyprobablethatabadcoldcould
spreadofthenewinfluenzastrain.
beaddedtothespreadoftheH1N1influenza.Health
In response, HUFS has taken precautionary
authorities are warning that the combination could
measures in collaboration with Sahm Yook medical
cause a serious disaster. Both the University and
center, where students and school personnel can
HUFS students should not slowdown in their efforts
consult the medical staff about the HIN1 influenza.
tostemthespreadofthevirus.
Those suspected of having contracted the virus can
alsobechecked.
Even though steps have been taken to prevent
the spread of the influenza, the most difficult
challengeremainsconveyingtothestudentbodythe
seriousnessoftheinfluenza.Ofcourse,theUniversity
interpreter2010@hufs.ac.kr
OCTOBER 2009

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