97 infected by norovirus at Maine beach, according to CDC

Fox News ^ | By Caroline Judelson |

[BenLurkin]

“It’s highly contagious, so it would appear that there’s a human element there, that somebody had it and was at the beach,” said Bob Peabody, Bridgton's town manager.

“I think the message is, if you’re sick or your children are sick, don’t go to the beach,” he added.

The beach had already closed on July 6 after several people became ill with abdominal symptoms, but reopened on July 10.

Tests performed then showed acceptable levels of E. coli in the lake but not in water from two bathroom sinks. The sinks have since been removed and replaced with hand sanitizers.

[Tell It Right]

Norovirus — Another consequence of being a sanctuary state.

[CGASMIA68]

Title makes ya think its the Ocean.
To me a beach is not a frigen Ameba pool aka lake.

Fresh warm water is no place to swim unless yer a fugi or parasite

[CGASMIA68]

fugi = fungi

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Fresh warm water is no place to swim unless yer a fugi or parasite

It was in Maine. It isn't warm.

[CGASMIA68]

it aint the ocean and compared to winter all kinds of crap comes alive ready to worm its way into every body opening you got ENT Butt hole, peepees, cuts scratches and more.

you can go in suck’ah, have fun

[Calvin Locke]

Didn’t one or more lakes in MA have Hand, foot, and mouth disease a few years back?

[Steven Scharf]

Brighton is not a prime vacation spot for our foreign friends. I don’t think it really has a public beach. It is over an hour from Portland.

[Steven Scharf]

I can’t believe I misspelled Bridgton no e or h. I know exactly where this beach, is which is well off the beaten path Woods Pond’s problem is that it is to small to serve as a public beach. Does not appear to have good inlet and outlet so the water stagnates. That is the definition of a pond. I thought this was in Denmark Maine until I just looked it up.

[nicollo]

Does not appear to have good inlet and outlet so the water stagnates

Exactly. Many of the "ponds" in south-central ME are damned streams, which have regular flow. This one must have something, but aerial map shows no active streams and roads nearly around the circumference, which would inhibit water flow.

Also, many of these lakes have public beaches, so not surprised that it was contaminated. It's a big deal in these lakes to limit exposure to out of state boats and populations. Such is our lake, which has strong in and out flow and limited public access.

[Eagles6]

Appears that it was in the bathroom sinks not the lake.

[CGASMIA68]

Making the title of the article more bogus(if thats a term)

[Eagles6]

True

[Ozark Tom]

Last week it was Norovirus and a Tennessee zip-line ride.

[partyrepub]

Had it one time in my life! Needless to say, death for those 24 hrs would have been better. UGH!

[cranked]

Maine does not have ‘beaches’ unless you consider laying on rocks being at the beach.....