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Noro virus replaces salmonellae
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 - In the past, every season had her stomach intestines illnesses. In summer salmonellae, in winter Noroviren. But there is a moving meanwhile there. Norovirus appeared increased in summer this year. Several vacation camps and hotels had to close temporarily. Cases salmonellae poisonings appeared, however, only below the average.
Noro virus on German cruise ship
08.07.2009 - 54 passengers and 22 crew members are on the cruise ship "Marco Polo" on the Noro virus disease. On Monday morning, the first symptoms are immediately identified and the British authorities have been understanding. German travelers are not on board the message of the shipping company spokesman Will. A quarantine was imposed and not the journey will continue. The "Marco Polo" is 769 passengers aboard a tour to Great Britain started. Independently of Noro's disease is a 74-year-old man on Monday died of a heart attack.
The information page for the Norovirus.
| Vomiting and strong diarrheas? The danger of an infection with the Norovirus was (often described wrongly as a Noravirus) never as acute as this year. Increasingly more new reports about infections with the Norovirus appear in the press. From private households, vomiting and diarrhea are confessed just as illnesses on a massive scale in hospitals and schools. |
Noroviruses are highly contagious
... and survive on food and goods. Hygiene, disinfection and cleaning are the main weapons against Norovirus.
Questions about the Norovirus?
How is norovirus pathogens have been discovered?
Why is it so contagious norovirus?
How do I join a prevent infection with noroviruses?
If I have diarrhea and vomiting - what can I do?
Which products are designed for hygiene important?
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Incubation period
The onset time for the human to human transmission is approximately half a day to two days.
Prevention
This starts with hands wash about this boil from laundry and dishes up to a restricted contact with other people at the steady one.
More is the Norovirus very long-lastingly and also comes through cold and high temperatures on door handles, meal, toys and much.
Symptoms of noro virus
The known symptoms let themselves be seen in an intense gastroenteritis by sudden diarrhea and intense vomiting.
Duration of illness?
The disease takes about one to three days and heal in most cases without any consequences.
Season with a high risk of outbreak
Similarly like the influenzal infection appears the norovirus also caused gastroenteritis mainly in the winter months. The number of new cases rises quickly to the two-hundred-fold over the summer and the outbreaks in community bodies are piling up.
The Robert cook institute (RKI) in Berlin for the last year expected around million of Norovirus illnesses. 100 times more than 2001!
Infection doctor still only knew it a decade ago: the Norovirus. Meanwhile, this microorganism regularly provides headlines from the family of the Calici viruses.
About 300 million people worldwide fall ill with this stomach intestines infection. The Norovirus infection lies on place two of the long list of viral illnesses after the cold with that
Measures
In children, the elderly and debilitated people diarrhea and vomiting should be taken seriously, this is still very much fluid! Since there is no antidote or preventive drugs, the therapy consists of only the injection of fluid and electrolyte solutions. In a few severe cases the treatment in hospital. Focus of treatment is always the hygiene. Only through this can be more widespread avoided.
The information on this side is from press agencies and information sides from the Internet. Therefore we don't assume any liability for the correctness of the details. You should have troubles, consult you for her doctor in every case.
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