Norovirus illnesses are up in some places. Here's what you need to know

[riversedge]

Source: pbs


Health Feb 29, 2024 6:49 PM EST

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Nationwide, about 12 percent of most recent norovirus tests sent to the CDC were positive, but the proportion was about 16 percent in the Northeast, the agency said. That compares with nearly 10 percent of norovirus tests in the Midwest and South and nearly 13 percent in the West.

Characterized by the sudden onset of vomiting, diarrhea and general feelings of misery, .................

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Norovirus can spread from person to person, in food or water or on contaminated surfaces. Because it’s so contagious, one handshake or a the touch of a contaminated door knob or handrail can be enough to cause illness, experts said.
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Illness caused by norovirus typically starts suddenly, in what Schaffner called “a strikingly dramatic way.” A person can go from slightly unwell to miserable within hours.
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There is no medication to treat norovirus. ....................

Read more: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/norovirus-illnesses-are-up-in-some-places-heres-what-you-need-to-know

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Wash you hands is the best advice for this bug. Stay well folks

[Jilly_in_VA]

1. I've had noro

It's no joke. My best guess is that I got it at the hospital where I was working at the time. The first night I spent lying on the floor in between the bathroom and the bedroom. The second night I could move to the bed but I was weak as water. The third day my now-husband came up and brought me Sprite and ginger ale and chicken broth. I was horribly dehydrated by then. He also caught it from me and got sick the next day. By the fourth day I was better, but some bunch of days off!

[whathehell]

2. I had it..It's horrible

I got it from some tainted food at a reception, as did some others.
I believe it's the sickest I've been in my entire life.

[TexasBushwhacker]

3. "Feelings of misery"

Yup, that pretty much sums it up. All you can do is drink Gatorade.

[IronLionZion]

4. Republicans will stop washing their hands "to own the libs".

[vercetti2021]

5. I had it

2nd Worst fucking experience from sickness...non stop vomiting.