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Short answer What to do Getting around while sick at Northeastern Living situation at Northeastern Care near Northeastern When to get help right away Common questions from students Common questions Related questions SourcesWait until you have been fever-free for 24 hours without fever medicine before going back to class.
The flu spreads fast in dorms. Stay in your room, wear a mask around roommates and drink plenty of fluids.
What to do
- Stay home until you have been fever-free for 24 hours without medicine
- Wear a mask around roommates
- Ask your campus health center about antiviral medicine early, within the first 2 days
- Get a flu shot next season
Getting around while sick at Northeastern
Northeastern students move between classes and co-op jobs, so a sick day can mean telling a classmate or an employer.
You may be riding the Green Line E branch at Northeastern station or the Orange Line at Ruggles. Stay off crowded trains while you have a fever. If you must travel, wear a mask.
Living situation at Northeastern
Many Northeastern students live in apartments around Fenway, Mission Hill and Roxbury, and rotate in and out for co-op. Stay in your room, wear a mask around roommates and keep your own towels and cups.
Care near Northeastern
Your first stop is usually Northeastern's University Health and Counseling Services (UHCS). Call or check its website for hours and how to be seen. For emergencies, the hospitals of the Longwood Medical Area, including Brigham and Women's or call 911. Pymander is free to text and is not affiliated with Northeastern University. It is a medical AI, not a licensed doctor.
When to get help right away
Trouble breathing, chest pain, confusion, a stiff neck with fever, or being unable to keep fluids down are reasons to go to urgent care or the ER, or call 911.
Common questions from students
Can I ride the Green Line E branch with flu? Stay off crowded trains while you have a fever. If you must travel, wear a mask.
What should I tell my roommates at Northeastern? Stay in your room, wear a mask around roommates and keep your own towels and cups.
Should I tell my professor at Northeastern? If you will miss class or an exam, email your professor and ask your campus health center for a note if you need one.
Is it a real doctor? No. It is a medical AI system, not a licensed doctor. In an emergency, call 911.
Common questions
Flu at Northeastern: when can I go back to class?
Wait until you have been fever-free for 24 hours without fever medicine before going back to class. The flu spreads fast in dorms. Stay in your room, wear a mask around roommates and drink plenty of fluids.
Can I ride the Green Line E branch with flu?
Stay off crowded trains while you have a fever. If you must travel, wear a mask.
What should I tell my roommates at Northeastern?
Stay in your room, wear a mask around roommates and keep your own towels and cups.
Should I tell my professor at Northeastern?
If you will miss class or an exam, email your professor and ask your campus health center for a note if you need one.
Is it a real doctor?
No. It is a medical AI system, not a licensed doctor. In an emergency, call 911.