outbreaks of a nasty stomach virus are spiking making millions of people sick norovirus is highly contagious but as onyang reports there are ways to avoid getting sick and spreading the [Music] virus if you've been hit with a few days of intense nausea and vomiting there's a good chance the culprit was a bug called norovirus that's right um norovirus is sometimes mistakenly called the stomach flu but it's actually not caused by the influenza virus um symptoms of neuro virus vomiting diarrhea sto
mach pains um sometimes you can get fever and there can be a ton of this as many as like 21 million cases every year in the US and while norovirus gets a lot of attention for making cruise ship Travelers miserable it can spread quickly in any place where a lot of people are in close borders and as any parent will tell you that means it's very common in schools the virus is very contagious and it could stay on surfaces such just door knobs and handrails for weeks so how can you avoid it so unfort
unately there's no vaccine for norovirus um so handwashing is really your number one thing and that means diligently washing hands frequently washing your hands and thoroughly washing them with soap and water um hand sanitizer alone is not going to cut it if someone in your home has become sick with norovirus disinfect contaminated surfaces with bleach-based cleaning products or make your own using 5 to 25 tablespoons of house old bleach added to a gallon of water be sure to wash Linens towels a
nd clothes that might have been contaminated if you get sick stay home so that you don't spread it to anyone else um just allow the virus to run its course usually about one to three days drink a lot of liquids as severe dehydration can land you in the emergency room unang news4
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