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First influenza of season diagnosed

PULLMAN – Influenza has arrived again at WSU. A patient at Health and Wellness Services today tested positive for influenza A, cconfirmed case in the clinic for the current flu season. “There is a misperception that if you haven’t gotten sick by now, then you’re safe from the flu,” said Marsha Turnbull, health education administrator […]

Beagle worm hits WSU hardest in ongoing virus contest

Starting late last Friday, Feb.27, a contest between the writers of the e-mail worms Beagle, Bagle, MyDoom and NetSky has produced many mutant worm variations. Washington State University has been most impacted by the Beagle.I worm. The Beagle.I worm poses a new problem for antivirus programs. The e-mail contains a randomly named executable file (i.e., […]