Highly infectious NOROVIRUS is similar to coronavirus? All you need to know
What is Norovirus?
Norovirus is a very contagious virus that causes vomiting and diarrhoea. Anyone can get infected and sick with norovirus.
Similarities between coronavirus and Norovirus
- Like coronavirus, Norovirus too can be asymptomatic in some people, and mutates rapidly – different strains of norovirus have been found circulating around the same hospital during one season.
- In fact, as it spreads around, norovirus sometimes changes so much that standard testing kits can’t recognise versions of it that have evolved.
- Most people with symptomatic norovirus infections have diarrhoea, but some experience projectile vomiting as well.
- This creates an aerosol full of viruses that spread around any room and leave it on surfaces, waiting for others to pick it up, as happens with respiratory viruses. COVID-19 also causes diarrhoea in some patients.
Norovirus symptoms
The most common symptoms are – Diarrhoea, Vomiting, Nausea and Stomach pain.
How does Norovirus spread?
The virus spreads very easily and quickly
It can spread from an infected people to others
Through contaminated foods and surfaces
Outbreaks can happen anytime, but they occur most often from November to April
Precautions to be taken
- Wash your hands often
- Rinse fruits and vegetables
- Stay home when sick and for two days after symptoms stop
- Avoid preparing food for others when sick and for two days after symptoms stop
Norovirus spreads through sick people and contaminated surfaces
Surfaces can get contaminated with norovirus in many ways, including when:
- An infected person touches the surface with their bare hands that have feces or vomit particles on them
- An infected person vomits or has diarrhea that splatters onto surfaces
- Food, water, or objects that are contaminated with norovirus are placed on surfaces
- Tiny particles of vomit spray through the air and land on surfaces or enter a person’s mouth, then he or she swallows it
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