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Foster-Johnson Health Center
Dear GSU Students,
As we approach the end of the 2014 fall semester and the upcoming holidays, the Foster-Johnson
Health Center would like for you to be aware of the Ebola outbreak when traveling
abroad. The Ebola virus is a severe illness and has recently impacted the West African
nations of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. We encourage you to notify the student
health center as soon as possible, if you plan to travel abroad to any of the countries
documented as an Ebola outbreak area. This will help to ensure your safety and the
safety of the entire Grambling State University campus. The information that you
provide to us will be kept confidential.
If you plan to travel abroad, please become familiar with the signs and symptoms
of Ebola such as fever, chills, muscle aches, severe diarrhea, or vomiting. If
you are planning to travel to West Africa, please become familiar with the following
CDC travel warnings for each area:
- CDC has posted Level 3 Warning Travel Notices recommending that people avoid
non-essential travel to Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone at this time. We advise
that education-related travel to these countries be postponed until further
notice.
- Visit the CDC Travel Health Notices page at http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices for the most up-to-date guidance and recommendations for each country, including
information about health screenings of incoming and outgoing travelers and restrictions
on travel within countries.
To protect yourself from Ebola:
- Wash your hands often with soap and water or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
- Do not touch the blood or body fluids (like urine, feces, saliva, vomit, sweat, and
semen) of people who are sick.
- Do not handle items that may have come in contact with a sick person’s blood or body
fluids, like clothes, bedding, needles, or medical equipment.
- Do not touch the body of someone who has died of Ebola.
When returning from areas of high risk for Ebola, please allot additional days to
your itinerary due to increased travel screenings. Also, please check in with Foster-Johnson
Health Center to receive a disposable thermometer and monitoring tips regarding the
Ebola virus.
Sincerely,
Patrice Outley
Patrice Outley, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Director of Student Health Services
Foster-Johnson Health Center
403 Main Street, Box 4251/Grambling, LA 71245/Office: (318) 274-2351/Fax: (318)
274-2481/Website: www.gram.edu
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