I keep a bottle in the car and use it every time I come out of a public place.
Posted on 02/09/2007 2:40:42 PM PST by Paved Paradise
Two hospitals are asking visitors, especially children, to stay away until they control an outbreak of a highly contagious stomach virus.
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
Montezuma's revenge.
okay wise guy. funny. but you never heard about these outbreaks like this; not these numbers. are we getting that lax in our hygiene or, perhaps, are we hiring people to work in certain jobs (food preparation, nursing aides, etc.) that do not have the same standard as Americans typically do?
Contagious diseases are entering the United States because of immigrants, illegal aliens, refugees and travelers, and World Health Organization officials say the worst could be yet to come.
In addition to a list of imported diseases that includes tuberculosis, sickle cell anemia, hepatitis B, measles and the potentially deadly parasitic disease Chagas, officials fear what could happen if the avian flu, which is flourishing among poultry in Southeast Asia, mutates so that it is capable of human-to-human transmission through casual contact.
excerpt: http://washtimes.com/specialreport/20050212-112200-6485r.htm
This one is pretty nasty. It knocked one of my co-workers off their feet for couple of days earlier this week.
Thanks for the link. This was exactly my hypothesis but I wondered if anyone else had some ideas or theories. Some friends and I were talking about this the other day. Years ago you just NEVER had outbreaks like this but you also had food workers covering their hair, etc. My mom told me she was a waitress for a while in the 1950's and they'd inspect your shoes and EVERYTHING. You had to be immaculate.
I keep a bottle in the car and use it every time I come out of a public place.
I don't think this is always bad to use but I think this stuff, along with antibacterial soap, are actually going to be part of the problem and, not the solution, when the microbes mutate.
So do I and also carry some in my purse.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/revb/gastro/norovirus.htm
Norovirus... not fun.
The bad news is I don't feel so confident with the us vs. them anymore.
If it is alcohol based you could be doing more hard than good. Studies i've seen indicate that the alcohol kills beneficial bacteria needed to fight the bad stuff.
I lost my links to this due to a PC crash a year ago.
Same here where I live. In fact, I'm posting from home and about to lay the hell down.
Woke up last night at about 3 am, shivering, teeth chattering. Nothing I can do to beat the chills, I spent an hour or so just trying to keep warm. Then I threw up in the sink (barely made it) and the chills seemed to be reduced.
Now all I have is general headache, low level nausea and body aches. That and the phlegm, of course.
Handwashing has fallen into disrepute since antibiotics were discovered, but it is our first and best defense against this kind of malady.
Wash your hands, Americans!
Absolutely. As a teacher, I used to get sick every time the kids did...until I learned to frequently wash my hands when around them. Once I did that, I didn't get sick.
maybe they are drinking it :)
I guess the claim is going to be that Anna Nicole Smith died of the stomach virus. (wink, wink)
It's all over the schools here. It ran through my family this week. Kids had it Friday, Mr. M had it Sunday, and I got it Tuesday. It lasted about 24 hours for them but this is the first day I've felt like eating and I still have a headache and feel like I've been run over by a truck. The only advice I have is to keep a bucket by the bed and a clear path to the bathroom fully supplied with tp.
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