Spring Festival is China's most popular festival, there is one thing certainly missed is acute gastroenteritis, it means diarrhea, in addition to vomiting, nausea, abdominal pain, fever, headache and whole body pain and other symptoms.
But the United States Spring Festival, but also acute gastroenteritis epidemic, there were two from last week, took place in the Caribbean cruise. The first cruise from New Jersey returned two days in advance, because nearly 700 guests and crew diarrhea, is 20 years, a cruise on the largest number of patients again. Cruise ship returns from the second day ahead of Houston, said the ship was due to heavy fog, also admitted that 178 people have been sick. Two cases of diarrhea after the CDC testing to prove acute gastroenteritis are norovirus (Notovirus) caused by inflammation.
Norovirus is the most common acute gastroenteritis reasons, the United States there are 20 million people get sick each year, 570-800 people were killed in recent years have occurred 9-16 cruise popular every year. Acute gastroenteritis caused by norovirus is common in winter, it occurred mainly between November and April, so it is easy to cause confusion and diarrhea, influenza, gastroenteritis such a course is usually three days, no respiratory symptoms of influenza.
Acute gastroenteritis caused by norovirus food poisoning can be seen, is the most common food-borne infectious diseases because, since 50% of food and pathogenic diseases. The virus is present in the patient's feces, can survive in the environment for 4 weeks in patients with faeces can survive for two weeks, highly contagious, when food and drink contaminated with the virus, it will start with the mouth . While eating dinner or buffet, if food is a patient contact, there will be a virus, in addition to raw vegetables, fresh fruit and oysters if not clean, then there will be the presence of the virus. In addition, when exposed to the virus present in the surface of the rear handle public health, especially among the patient's clothes, etc. do not wash their hands properly, the virus will go through hand to mouth and into the body. Care of the sick, and food is one way to share patient illness.
Norovirus is another hated the place has a lot of this type of virus, so pull a stomach pain can not have immunity, and every couple of years later a new variation of, 2002--2003 winter and 2006--2007 winter this condition occurs, resulting in a pandemic.
Gastroenteritis caused by norovirus often in kindergartens, hospitals, nursing homes, restaurants, summer camps, and cruise and so many people sharing food situation is endemic popular, but the family dinner is an often overlooked way to spread people. As long as the existence of common foods, common food preparation places, there may be a shadow Norovirus.
For most people, had norovirus stomach inflammation caused by a virus after fully heal, but for children and the elderly, you might experience severe symptoms, such as disease and medical treatment or hospitalization mainly children ,
Norovirus causes stomach inflammation is a viral disease, there is no cure, antibiotics are not effective, so that norovirus causes gastroenteritis become a hit antibiotic abuse. After the sick to be taken would be to drink plenty of water, can cause diarrhea because of repeated water shortages. You can drink decaffeinated sports drinks and alcohol. Although this water, but it does not replenish the lost nutrients because of diarrhea, it is best to drink moderate dehydration specifically for the oral rehydration solution.
Once severe dehydration occurs should seek medical treatment, the hospital will take intravenous way. Although the infusion of serious abuse, but in the treatment of severe dehydration is very effective, as long as not to Riga liquid antibiotics.
Norovirus vaccine is currently still in development stage. Norovirus illness before people existed in the feces, and in a good disease will continue to exist in feces after two weeks or longer, the virus everywhere in winter to prevent gastroenteritis caused by norovirus should not sharing food with others, do not eat raw food, but this is difficult to do, so to take the following measures to prevent:
wash hands thoroughly, especially after using, before eating or preparing food.
If raw fruits and vegetables, then, to a good wash.
Do not eat raw oysters or other seafood shelled.
Norovirus quite resistant, can survive at 60 degrees Celsius. If you eat leftover food, then, to take heat, if they feel there is likely to be contaminated, simply thrown away.
children home if sick, and do not let him come in contact with food and kitchen.
If his illness, do not prepare food for others, you have to wait a good disease after two to three days before starting to prepare food. During this period the patient and do not share food, to special dishes and carefully cleaned.
If you have a patient at home, use a disinfectant to disinfect various surfaces. It is possible to be infected linen bedding should be cleaned immediately.
During the holidays, there are many parties, so there are many opportunities for contact with norovirus. I hope you had a happy holiday, rather than frown diarrhea festival.
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