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Aug. 25th, 2009 at 6:29 PM
It didn't take long for swine flu to show up at Vista del Lago High School in California's Sacramento County: About 10 a.m. on Aug. 10, two hours into the first school day, administrators got a call with news that a freshman who had stayed home that morning had a confirmed case.
"I was hoping we'd make it until at least 11 o'clock," says Mary Ann Delleney, who oversees health for Folsom Cordova Unified School District.
By Day 2 it was up to eight cases, and by week's end the number of confirmed cases at the school rose to 14 — a reminder that for many schools and colleges this fall, swine flu, or H1N1, may be a fact of life.
As millions of students and teachers head back to class this month and next, schools are preparing for the return of the new flu strain, which first appeared almost simultaneously last April in Mexico and the USA. But seasonal flu also is making its annual return this fall — a combination that is creating uncertainty and anxiety as medical personnel prepare for both strains.
Rest of story here: www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-08-24-swine-flu-schools_N.htm