Tulane football players become sick, possibly from swine flu

NEW ORLEANS - Several Tulane football players have become sick and had flu-like symptoms that could indicate that they have H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu, according to a Roger Dunaway, assistant athletic director.

The team physician, Dr. Greg Stewart, is treating the players according to CDC guidelines, and they were excused from practice and are being monitored by physicians.?

So far, all players that were affected have shown mild symptoms and recovered quickly, said Dunaway.

It is expected that additional student-athletes and staff could become sick as the disease takes it course, and Dr. Stewart and his staff are screening every football player and football-affiliated staff member every day to check for flu-like symptoms.