[Howlin]

• Norwalk virus infection is an intestinal illness that often occurs in outbreaks.
• Norwalk and Norwalk-like viruses are increasingly being recognized as leading causes of foodborne disease in the United States.
• The viruses are passed in the stool of infected persons. People get infected by swallowing stool-contaminated food or water. Outbreaks in the United States are often linked to raw oysters.
• Infected people usually recover in 2 to 3 days without serious or long-term health effects.
• To prevent Norwalk virus infection: 1) wash hands with soap and warm water after toilet visits and before preparing or eating food; 2) cook all shellfish thoroughly before eating; 3) wash raw vegetables before eating; and 4) dispose of sewage in a sanitary manner.

[Choose Ye This Day]

Ain't Google wonderful?

I'd never heard of this before.

[VeniVidiVici]

Shellfish become contaminated via stool from sick food handlers

Great. I knew I shouldn't have eaten those oysters today. And I probably won't now for the forseable future.

[BunnySlippers]

Thank you.

(You're up late, Howlin. I am too and will be hurting in the morning)

[IrishRainy]

My daughter had rota virus about a year and a half ago (she was 15 then). She was throwing up several times an hour for 6 hours before I took her to the ER. By then, she had diarrhea with blood in it. She had to have six bags of IV solution and was finally hospitalized for 23 hours for observation.

If Norwalk is ANYTHING like that, it's gonna be a nightmare.