To: appalachian_dweller
The Norwalk virus is a kind of norovirus. Is that what you heard?
To: aristeides
Yes, they said it was a norovirus. Watching channel 9 now and they're not saying anything about it yet.
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06/06/2003 8:06:30 PM PDT by
appalachian_dweller
(On a long enough time scale, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero.)
To: aristeides
It's back to hygeine again. Norovirus can probably be spread the same way SARS spread through Amoy Gardens in Hong Kong: an oversized ventilation system back-pulling fumes from the septic system or another bathroom where someone is vomiting.
You can get sick from breathing the fumes of someone who vomited.
Could also be a food handler or front desk worker infecting everyone because of poor hygeine.
Unlike SARS, norovirus is highly contagious. It takes as little as 10 virus particles to cause an infection.
To: aristeides; Shermy
What is a norovirus? In layman's terms, please.
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