According to Wang's statistics,
23 students went to UHS and 3 went to Mt. Auburn Hospital. About two-thirds of the ill students did not receive any treatment provided by the University, he said.
Though 84 out of the 86 had eaten in the Cabot Dining Hall over the course of the weekend, Wang did not find a pattern in the meals eaten among those who reported symptoms.
Wang was also able to chart the illnessess reported for each day since the virus began infecting the House. Between Monday and Wednesday morning, 44 more students reported feeling symptoms, though only one said they fell ill on Wednesday, he said.
Wang said he wanted to help determine the extent of the problem to help with possible prevention and contribute to a better understanding of the source of the virus.
"There were all these rumors flying around from the brown specks in the rice to food at the masters' open house [on Friday]," he said. "I wanted to clear all of that up."
House officials said they welcome new information about the virus, though they do not think the evidence Wang has compiled will be useful.
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