Cases of the norovirus are rising across the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Well, respiratory infections are out after they filled emergency rooms and doctor’s offices throughout the fall and winter. Now there’s a new outbreak:Cases of the virus are rising across the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.between Aug. 1 and Jan. 8 in the 14 states that provide norovirus data to the CDC. That’s a roughly 30% rise from this time last year, when 172 outbreaks were reported.
Everyone is susceptible to the infection, whether by coming into contact with a sick person, consuming contaminated food or water, or touching contaminated surfaces and then putting hands in your mouth, the CDC says. Infections typically occur between November and April.“Norovirus can be found in your vomit or feces even before you start feeling sick,” the CDC says. “The virus can also stay in your feces for two weeks or more after you feel better.
“You can use hand sanitizers in addition to hand washing, but hand sanitizer is not a substitute for washing your hands with warm water and soap,” the CDC says. The bathroom is a prime spot to contract the virus, as people often “get norovirus by accidentally getting tiny particles of feces or vomit from an infected person in your mouth,” the CDC says. “You can shed billions of norovirus particles that you can’t see without a microscope. Only a few norovirus particles can make other people sick.”
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