Novoviruses are a group of viruses that affect the intestinal tract. Symptoms usually occur 24 to 48 hours after exposure. The symptoms are nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, body aches, headache, tiredness and a low grade fever. Symptoms typically last 24 to 60 hours. Noroviruses are highly contagious and can easily spread from person to person.
Prevention:
Prevention:
- Frequently wash your hands, especially after toileting, changing diapers, and before eating or preparing food.
- Wash fruits and vegetables and steam oysters before eating them.
- Disinfect contaminated surfaces immediately after an episode of diarrhea or vomiting by using a bleach-based cleaner. If you are using a household bleach preparation, mix one part bleach to nine parts water is recommended. (1:10 dilution)
- Immediately remove and wash clothing or linens that may be contaminated with feces or vomiting.
- Flush or discard any vomitus and or stool in the toilet and clean the surrounding area.
- Persons who are infected with norovirus should not be involved with food preparation while they have symptoms and for three days after they recover from their illness. IDPH
- Students across the grade levels are having symptoms of the norovirus.