Norovirus

Here's 1 Easy Way To Prevent Catching It

... Cafe Mom:  8 All-Natural Ways to Ward Off the Cold & Flu. Don't forget to go over the backs of your hands, your wrists, between your fingers, and under your nails (yes, germs live there, too. Gross!). Rinse thoroughly and then dry your hands with a clean or disposable towel. If you have the option, turn off the faucet using a towel or your elbow, as well. What else do you need to know about norovirus. 1. How it spreads. According the the CDC, people with norovirus illness are contagious from the moment they begin feeling sick and for the first few days after they recover. You can catch it by. - Eating food or drinking liquids that are contaminated with norovirus. - Touching surfaces or objects with norovirus on them and then putting your hand or fingers in your mouth. - Having direct contact with a person who is infected with norovirus, for example, when caring for someone with norovirus or ...

12 Sickened In Second Suspected Norovirus Outbreak At House Of Charity

... the two recent outbreaks are the first he’s seen during his 17 years with Catholic Charities, and they are likely because the shelter now allows more people to sleep there at night. The first outbreak came weeks after the House of Charity began offering an overflow sleeping area for men and women downstairs. Symptoms begin 12 to 48 hours after a person comes into contact with norovirus. They include severe nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, fever, headaches and body aches. There is no specific treatment for the illness, which usually lasts one to three days, according to the Spokane Regional Health District. The best defense is good hygiene, including hand washing with soap and water or sanitizer. At the shelter Monday, the health district and House of Charity managers were working to identify the source of the virus. They were also disinfecting the shelter and the portable restrooms that people have been using during the renovation. “If we wake up tomorrow morning and there’s no new cases, then we know we’ve rode this out,” Mc Cann said, noting that the symptoms appear to be less severe than before. “It’s a much kinder and gentler norovirus than we saw ...

Norovirus Cases Rising In Virginia, Health Experts Advise Taking Precautions

... with Norovirus can be come dehydrated very quickly, especially young children and the elderly. Those who are sick are encouraged to drink plenty of fluids. Copyright 2017 WWBT  NBC 12. All rights reserved. Wednesday, January 25 2017 11:00 PM EST 2017-01-26 04:00:33 GMT. State leaders are monitoring several Norovirus outbreaks in Central Virginia. This is the time of year that there’s generally a spike in cases and experts want you to know the bug is highly contagious. Wednesday, January 25 2017 10:55 PM EST 2017-01-26 03:55:24 GMT. Tyrone Feggins (Source: Family photo). Karolyn Feggins is seeking justice for her 25-year-old son, Tyrone. Wednesday, January 25 2017 8:23 PM EST 2017-01-26 01:23:47 GMT. Get the latest forecast from the NBC 12 First Alert Weather team. Wednesday, January 25 2017 7:59 PM EST 2017-01-26 00:59:29 GMT. Marvin Brown (Source: Richmond ...

Schools Across The U.s. Close From Stomach Bug Norovirus

... for a few days after the virus began to spread so rapidly throughout the area. LISD Health Coordinator Paulett Rozneck said they haven't seen a huge outbreak yet here in Lubbock but they have noticed children going to the nurse with tummy aches recently. "We are currently having some GI bug that is going on and it will last from a day to three days and a lot of it is the nausea and the vomiting, and the vomiting itself will make it contagious," said Rozneck. The district currently works with a company "Germ Blast" who comes in and thoroughly sanitizes the walls, desks, and floors throughout the year. Rozneck said they started working with the company last year and it has made a tremendous difference in keeping their kids healthy. "The nurses really go into all the classes and teach the kids about hand washing, and how to cover when they're coughing, and use a Kleenex," said Rozneck. Copyright 2017 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be ...

Why It's Easy To Catch And Hard To Get Rid Of

... virus. If someone near you is sick with norovirus, prepare yourself. More from __link__. White House press secretary swallows 35 pieces of gum a day — is it safe. Norovirus acts quickly. Symptoms can come on 12 to 48 hours after exposure. It can make you feel extremely sick with diarrhea and vomiting, many times a day. Norovirus makes you vomit, violently. Norovirus is commonly known as stomach flu or winter vomiting disease. Both infections cause abdominal cramps and diarrhea, and often fever. High numbers point to norovirus. When norovirus hits, it often causes huge outbreaks — for instance, 700 people sickened on the Royal Caribbean ship Explorer of the Seas in January 2014 or 142 people infected on a Royal Norwegian cruise ship. E. coli outbreaks often play out over a longer period of time and the numbers reported are usually much. Each year, norovirus makes 70,000 people sick enough to go to the hospital. As many as 800 people die, mostly elderly patients who become dehydrated. It's the most common cause of foodborne-disease outbreaks, CDC ...

Norovirus Reaching A Dangerous Level

... we like to use a solution called Pedialyte. Drink small amounts at a time because if you drink a lot of anything it'll make you nauseated and throw up again," said Jones. Jones said if you stay hydrated you can fight the illness within a few days. He recommends fighting hunger in small amounts also with bland food. "This gets called the stomach flu which really has nothing to do with influenza at all and unfortunately there's no vaccine for it," Jones said. Rotavirus, similar to the norovirus, stays in the body for the same length of time and is common in babies even though they're vaccinated. "It's very serious in babies. That protects them pretty well the first year or two of life when it wears off and it gets around as well," said Jones. Thankfully Jones said rotavirus isn't as contagious as norovirus, something he said is incredibly infectious. "It's a virus that lives on surfaces for several hours so you could pick it up in the bathroom after someone's been in there. Worst yet this is ...

Norovirus Is Coming, And This Silly Popular Advice Won’t Protect You

... up the first author of the study, Dan Li, a food microbiologist at Ghent University in Belgium. I asked if her study suggests that drinking grape juice prevents norovirus. “I hope I don’t disappoint you too much,” she said, but no. For one thing, grape seed extract is not the same as grape juice. At all. The chemicals in grape seed extract that are believed to harm the virus, called polyphenols, are mainly found in the grape peel and seeds, she says, not in the juice. The second problem is that her study found that grape seed extract applied directly to noroviruses in the lab harms the buggers, sure, but it does not mean that if you drink this extract, it will get to your intestines with the necessary chemicals intact (digestion is harsh!) and be able to harm the noroviruses lurking inside your cells there. Her study was not designed to identify foods people could eat to stave off norovirus, but rather to find chemicals that could be administered directly to ...

Lisd Fighting To Keep Norovirus Out Of Classrooms

... utilize atomized alcohol vapor, we also utilize hydrogen peroxide dry mist, that's applied electrostatically, so it literally wraps around things to kill bacterial viruses, and then we'll use ultraviolet light if it's applicable, and then we'll finish off by putting a polymer in the environment that continues to kill bacteria for a period of time," says Rodney Madsen, an epidemiologist with Germblast. Madsen says the compounds in the products are safe to use around children. "Everything that we do is non-toxic, it's USDA and NSF approved as being food grade.so it's completely non-toxic, and also approved by the EPA for food contact surfaces," says Madsen. However, Rozneck says if your child does get sick, be sure and keep him or her at home. "They need to be fever free for 24 hours.because that's a virus or bug that's going on and they need to keep their kids at home. So, a lot of sleep, drink a lot of fluids, wash your hands," Rozneck says. We did check with Lubbock Cooper and Frenship ISD. Both tell us they are not aware of any cases of Norovirus within their districts. Copyright 2017 KCBD. All rights reserved. Local News on __link__ ...

Outbreak Of Norovirus Symptoms Reported At Creslane Elementary In Creswell

... school students and school staff. The true number of cases is likely higher than 37, he said. About 150 of Creslane’s 600 kindergarten-through-fifth-grade students were absent Wednesday, principal Ryan Beck said. It was unclear how many of those students were sick, and how many stayed home as a precaution. The department hasn’t confirmed that it’s norovirus, but all the symptoms are present, Davis said. “There been several recent (norovirus) cases at assisted living facilities, but this is the first large-scale school outbreak” in the county since the start of the school year, Davis said. “It’s one of the few bugs hand sanitizer won’t work for,” he added. “Bleach is the only cleaning chemical that will actually kill it.”. Creslane custodians have been cleaning the school with bleach since Monday, Beck said. In a letter to Creslane parents, Beck said students with norovirus symptoms wouldn’t be cleared to return to school until 48 hours after vomiting and diarrhea have stopped. “Our staff is constantly cleaning and sanitizing classrooms, the ...

200 Students Sick With Norovirus Infection At Bridge Elementary

... Bridge Elementary. Jan 24, 2017 at 2:11 PM. Al Gentile __link__ @Lex Reporter. The outbreak of norovirus at Bridge Elementary School is coming to a close. “I think parents are adhering to our request that if their child is sick to keep them home,” said Superintendent of Lexington Schools Mary Czajkowski. “As long as we continue on the downslide, I’m hoping that it will continue to improve, that students will continue to feel better.”. On Jan. 20, over 200 students called out sick from Bridge Elementary School because of the norovirus, a highly contagious virus which has symptoms of vomiting, diarrhea, and stomach pain from inflamed intestines and stomach. Over the weekend, the school system contracted a professional cleaning company to enact a deep-cleaning of the school. Czajkowski said doorknobs, computer equipment, ...