Musicians must especially watch their health in this season of
flu. Please note the following valuable information from one of
the nation's premier medical research universities. The Johns
Hopkins H1NI glossary for students (September 14, 2009) A new
disease demands a new dictionary. The Johns Hopkins University
Office of Communications and Public Affairs offers these
suggestions for campus conversations about the H1N1 pandemic.
Pig: A student ill with suspected or presumed H1N1 flu.
(Variation: Piglet: a sick freshman.) Pig in a blanket: A sick
student complying with doctor’s advice to stay home, drink
fluids and get plenty of rest. Pig in a Snuggie: A student
complying with doctor’s advice in a blanket with sleeves. Glazed
ham: A pig with fever sweats. Pig Latin: A sick student’s
Classics homework. Pig pen: A sick student’s room, where he or
she stays until 24 hours without fever, off of fever medication.
Pig sty: A sick student’s room before he or she properly
disposes of used tissues and cleans doorknobs,