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Potentially 50 percent of the United States’ population could be infected by the H1NI virus, commonly known as swine flu, according to a report that the President’s Council of Advisers on Science and Technology released on Monday. In light of the global threat of swine flu, colleges and universities across the nation are gearing up for what could be a serious interruption of typical campus activity.
Mississippi State University has 250 likely cases of the H1N1 virus, according to Fox News. Combined with similar reports from other colleges, many universities have felt the need to prepare because of the way H1N1 differs from the typical seasonal flu.