After last weekend's move-in day and just two months until the fall's flu season, Penn State officials said administrators remain "very diligent" in monitoring potential swine flu cases on campus, as two Penn State students are recovering from the virus.

"It's disproportionately affecting young people in Pennsylvania," she said, although why that might be remains unclear. "We're still seeing increased transmission rates. The number of cases is still going up consistently."

The two students who tested positive for the H1N1 influenza virus -- swine flu -- earlier this summer are now recovering, said Penn State Spokeswoman Jill Shockey.

Further details regarding the students could not be provided because of patient confidentiality laws.

Teenagers and 20-29 years olds in Pennsylvania have more confirmed cases of swine flu than any other age group in the state, said Pennsylvania Department of Health Spokeswoman Stacy Kriedeman.

The students' illness brings Centre County's number of confirmed swine flu cases to 15 and the state's to 1,571, Kriedeman said.

The university is in contact with Penn State health experts and state officials to try to continue to minimize the virus's effect on the campus.

One of those experts is Peter Hudson, the Penn State Director of the Institute for the Life Sciences.

Hudson, who specializes in infectious diseases transmitted among animals and humans, said young people might be more at risk to catch swine flu because they are in contact with each other more frequently than other age groups.

He said he is "quite surprised at some of the cases that have been turning up because typically the summer has fewer reported cases of influenza than the fall.

Students with flu-like symptoms are advised to contact University Health Services [UHS] immediately to schedule an appointment, said UHS Clinical Director Dr. Evan Pattishall.

The best way to avoid getting swine flu is to wash hands frequently, have good hygiene and avoid sick people, Kriedeman said.

"If you're looking to keep yourself safe and healthy and your friends safe, we certainly don't advise that people share cigarettes or share cups or anything along those lines," Kriedeman said.

Kriedeman said individuals with diabetes, asthma and other chronic medical conditions are more prone to getting the disease.

Pattishall said he communicates with top Penn State administrators regarding the swine flu as needed -- sometimes even "once or twice a day."

He said UHS reports all flu-like cases to the state, and the university will continue to "monitor the situation."

Hudson, who oversees the university's laboratories and research teams, said he and his colleagues are researching swine flu.

Some even worked with the federal government last spring on the virus, he said.