Leonard agreed that dirty hands and doorknobs can be responsible for the spread of common illnesses.
"I've bought some disinfectant," she said. "That will be my line of defense."
However, some sick students say they decided to cure themselves rather than turn to UHS for help.
"I wasn't interested in sitting in line for hours so they could tell me to take some medicine that I could buy myself," Allon S. Kedem '02 said.
"I took care of it myself, though I was seriously sick for a week," Leonard said.
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Jonathan A. Yang '02, who came down with a high fever and excessive drowsiness of Tuesday, said his illness caused him to miss his first class since fourth grade.
"I had the worst fever," Yang said.