PAGE 8 — THE DECREE — NOVEMBER 20,1992
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messages, advertise, or simply be heard. The
cost of a personalor classified is 25 cents
per word. All requests must be given to John
Pernell. Payment is due on acceptance.
$$$$ FREE TRAVEL AND
RESUME EXPERIENCE.
Individuals and student or
ganizations wanted to pro
mote Spring Break. Call the
nation’s leader, Inter-Cam-
pus Programs, 1-800-327-
6013.
Ken — “Minds are like para
chutes. They only function
when open."
The purpose of college is
to make students safe for
ideas, not ideas safe for stu
dents.
HD — Better watch your
wallet! (NOT)
To the “mad shitter” of South
Hall — grow up!
CAB is selling luminaire
dedications next week —
Buy one!
Great spirits have always
encountered violent oppo
sition from mediocre minds.
— Albert Einstein.
Hepatitis B virus becoming
growing threat to students
(Continued from Front Page)
The Hepatitis B virus has been
spreading rapidly in the United
States, with cases increasing 77
percent among sexually active
young adults in the last 10 years.
Currendy, nearly one in 20 people
has been infected with the virus,
and there are 1.25 million infec
tious carriers in the U.S. Accord
ing to the North Carolina Center
for Infectious Diseases, 697 cases
of Hepatitis B were reported in
1991, up from only 382 in 1990.
And they are projecting even
higher numbers this year.
Student Health Nurse Janice
Stump reported that last year two
Wesleyan students had to be re
tested by the American Red Cross
because they were suspected of
being carriers for the Hepatitis B
virus. And many more may be
carriers without even knowing it.
The virus can lay dormant in a
carrier’s system for up to 15 years
without manifesting itself.
Unfortunately, more than one
third of the 300,000 Americans
infected each year with the Hepa
titis B virus are college-aged
young adults, based on the Cen
ters of Disease Control figures.
And many of these people do not
know how they contracted the vi
rus. However, some risk factors
for young adults have been iden
tified. You are particularly at risk
if;
• You have had more than one
sexual partner in the last six
months.
• You have had unprotected
sex.
• You or your partner have ever
been diagnosed with another STD
(such as herpes, gonorrhea, syphi
lis, chlamydia, or genital warts).
• You or your partner have had
sexual contact with someone who
has had Hepatitis B, or someone
who is at risk.
The disease is preventable with
a safe and simple vaccine. The
American College Health Asso
ciation (ACHA) believes that vac
cinating college students against
Hepatitis B will prevent the
spread of the virus.
“Vaccination of college stu
dents provides an excellent op
portunity to prevent a substantial
number of Hepatitis B infections,”
says MarJeanne Collins, M.D.,
chair of the Vaccine Preventable
Diseases Committee of ACHA.
“ACHA has a policy statement
which recommends vaccination.
with special attention given to
high-risk groups, including those
who may be sexually active.”
The best way to prevent this
potentially fatal disease is to get
the vaccine. It is given in a series
of three simple shots over a pe
riod of six months. The cost is
$120, which is covered by most
insurance carriers. By simulating
the body to fight off the Hepatitis
B virus, the vaccine protects a
person from infection even if they
are exposed to the virus.
“It’s essential that young
people learn about this potentially
deadly virus,” said Richard
Duma, M.D., Ph.D., executive di
rector of the National Foundation
for Infectious Diseases. “Since
Hepatitis B is prevalent among
young adults and one-third of
those infected don’t even know
how they contracted the disease,
aU college student should con
sider vaccination, because any
one can get Hepatitis B.”
Students who think they may
at risk for contracting the Hepati
tis B virus are encouraged to con
tact their doctor or call 1-800-
HEP-B-873 for referral to a doc
tor. Get the facts, then get the
vax.
LAYING DOWN THE LAW — Michael Sanseviro, resident di
rector of South Hall, lays down the law at a mandatory hall
meeting on Nov. 9 concerning vandalism in the dormitory, follow
ing an incident where someone defecated on the carpet. He said
that freshmen have more violations than any other class, noting
that he was not particularly impressed with their latest form of
self expression and encouraging them to exercise more appropri
ate forms of self-control. (Photo by Chris Taylor.)
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