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Metro Detroit area hit by norovirus outbreaks
International Society for Infectious Diseases ^
| 17 Jan 2003
Posted on 01/17/2003 5:58:01 AM PST by UKCajun
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Very suspicious...
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posted on
01/17/2003 5:58:01 AM PST
by
UKCajun
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posted on
01/17/2003 5:59:23 AM PST
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To: UKCajun
This is scary. Looks like a test for something much worse down the road. My son's high school (in the Detroit area) has an outbreak as well. thanks for the info.
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posted on
01/17/2003 6:01:08 AM PST
by
Ragirl
To: Ragirl
Just think if that virus were genetically modified!!!!
A warning shot from Dr. Germ????
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posted on
01/17/2003 6:02:26 AM PST
by
UKCajun
To: UKCajun
Very likely to spread widely in a third world city like Detroit. The CDC has spent the last couple years trying to get Detroit to do something about its syphilus epidemic, without result. Apparently the Public Health services in that city are inept beyond imagination.
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posted on
01/17/2003 6:05:34 AM PST
by
per loin
To: Ragirl
What city are you in?? We are north of Detroit and I have a kindergartener.
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posted on
01/17/2003 6:06:16 AM PST
by
netmilsmom
(Partly cloudy because I'm a mom)
To: per loin
Sort of ironic that a virus associated with "human feces" and lack of sanitation is making its way around a country like America!
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posted on
01/17/2003 6:09:46 AM PST
by
UKCajun
To: UKCajun
Sort of ironic that a virus associated with "human feces" and lack of sanitation is making its way around a country like America!Feces-borne infections have long been a scourge of California's bay area. For obvious reasons.
To: UKCajun
It's surprising in the High School but have you ever seen a class of Kindergarteners go potty? If you can get half of them to do more than rinse their hands, it's a good day. My daughter's teacher washes everything down with anti-bacterial wipes and constantly has the kids use hand sanitizer. She is a wise woman.
(and all the parents are willing to provide the stuff if she is willing to do the work)
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posted on
01/17/2003 6:15:52 AM PST
by
netmilsmom
(Partly cloudy because I'm a mom)
To: UKCajun
Yes. When was the last time you heard the old saw: "Cleanliness is next to Godliness"?
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posted on
01/17/2003 6:15:54 AM PST
by
per loin
To: Kevin Curry
Not a pretty picture...yuck.
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posted on
01/17/2003 6:17:24 AM PST
by
UKCajun
To: netmilsmom
Apparently the virus is pretty robust. If I recall correctly, it will survive some time on door handles, hand rails, and the like.
Scary.
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posted on
01/17/2003 6:19:01 AM PST
by
UKCajun
To: netmilsmom
I've often wondered how these things are transmitted and imagined something like this:
While grocery shopping one chooses a cart whose handle has just been drooled on and handled by a child with less-than-perfect wiping skills.* Now, the first thing I do when returning home is to wash my hands. However, imagine feeling a sneeze or cough coming on before returning home and reflexively using one's hand to cover the mouth....
My kids told me that they were taught in school to "sneeze into their upper arms".
*Unfortunately, some ADULTS do not wash their hands after using the bathroom. Ever see those signs in restaurant bathrooms reminding the members of their staffs to wash their hands before returning to work?
To: per loin
Everything about Detroit is inept beyond imagination.
To: OldBlondBabe
Unfortunately, some ADULTS do not wash their hands after using the bathroom. I see it all the time. Imagine in the supermarket this person picks up a loaf of fresh baked bread (unwrapped) in the bakery section and decides another looks better. The loaf is replaced and another picked up. I've seen it happen lots! What about fruit and vegetables... We are very vulnerable...!
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posted on
01/17/2003 6:37:57 AM PST
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UKCajun
To: UKCajun
You are right!!
I cover my bases by having the kids use flushable wipes after nature calls. This way, even if they do a bad hand washing job, we have some protection.
And I love those purse size "Curel" containers. They come in handy for all sorts of yuckies.
However, I do have something to say for overprotection. My friend washed everything her son touched with alcohol wipes. When he went to Kindergarten, he caught every bug imaginable. He had no natural immunities. Before eating and after potty is good, too much is too much.
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posted on
01/17/2003 7:10:34 AM PST
by
netmilsmom
(Partly cloudy because I'm a mom)
To: UKCajun
When I think about the sexual practises of the "modern" young, I can see a connection with fecal contamination and the mouth.....
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posted on
01/17/2003 7:23:00 AM PST
by
thinking
To: netmilsmom
I'm in Livonia Michigan, west of Detroit.
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posted on
01/17/2003 7:24:51 AM PST
by
Ragirl
To: netmilsmom
I sent my 16 year old son to school with a bottle of Curel hand sanitizer and told him to use it often and he does. I'm afraid that this virus is a test for something bigger and I hope everyone stays relatively healthy.
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posted on
01/17/2003 7:26:05 AM PST
by
Ragirl
To: thinking
Thanks Bill Clinton...
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posted on
01/17/2003 7:26:48 AM PST
by
UKCajun
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