There’s something really intrinsically scary about disease. Most horror flicks involve somewhat improbable horrors: psychotic killers, rampaging clowns, ghosts, witches. When you come out of the theater, you might be creeped out, but you can always fall back on the knowledge that nothing like that will ever happen to you. “Contagion” offers no such happy assurance.

Washington University will provide free 2009 novel H1N1 influenza vaccinations to students aged 18-24 on Monday, Dec. 7, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Gargoyle. Students must present their Washington University ID card and/or student ID number in order to receive the vaccine.

The University will provide free 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccinations to University students aged 18-24 on Monday, Dec. 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Gargoyle. Students must present their University ID and/or student ID number in order to receive the vaccine.

The number of suspected swine flu cases on campus jumped to 11 over the weekend.

Suspected cases of swine flu at Washington University hit four on Thursday evening, with school officials expecting the number to increase.

A Washington University undergraduate who displayed flu-like symptoms is thought to be the first case of swine flu on campus.

Following suit with other colleges across the country, Washington University has made preparations for a possible outbreak of the swine flu this coming winter.