A hospital has closed its doors to visitors in a bid to stem the growing number of people infected with the winter vomiting bug. Birmingham City Hospital has told visitors to stay away after it was forced to close...
Norovirus attack in DC MetroWash your hands. Stay away from ill-feeling people and if they were sick, try to leave them alone for a couple of weeks."“During peak season, outbreaks are common because the illness...
Today, The Center For Science in the Public Interest (CSPI)released the conclusions of a study conducted since 1990 in which scientists kept a record of the number of outbreaks and the number of reported...
created by jakesylvester1 | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 320 views | 12 recommendations | 2 comments
The winter vomiting virus bug, otherwise called Norovirus, has started to create problems with hospitals and GPs reporting an increasing number of patients presenting with symptoms attributable to this bug.There have been instances of wards being forced to close to contain...
What with train travel problems and winter vomiting lots of people here in the uk have still to return to work after the Christmas and New Year break - some people are heeding doctors warning to stay off...
created by Paul Conneally | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago 1053 views | 0 recommendations | 3 comments
"The case demonstrates how easily and quickly a virus -- in this case a norovirus -- can spread and shows how standard cleaning does a poor job of eliminating viruses.
One of the workers vomited into a trash can and then continued preparing food, including an appetizer...
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With the recent grounding of the "Empress of the North" in the news, I'd like to bring to light the issues of cruise ship accidents. Let me first state that by no means am I an expert on the cruise ship or travel...
created by bettympage | 6 years ago | updated 6 years ago 8657 views | 22 recommendations | 5 comments
"A contagious stomach virus is likely to blame for sickening about
370 people who ate at an Olive Garden restaurant in Indianapolis last
week, a county health official said on Monday.Stool tests of
three Olive Garden employees and one customer were positive for a
norovirus, a...