UVA Confirms Cases of Norovirus within Student Population
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nbc29.comPosted Jan 30, 2019, 10:15 PM UTC
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nbc29.comIt's going around preschools too, I think. Our 4 year old got it and then my wife and I got it. And it suuuuuuucks.
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Ah -- didn't realize you were local. You do funny stuff!
Sorry to hear about the virus.
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My BIOL teacher told me today that the best defense against Norovirus is to wash hands, avoid people, and bolster the immune system with long sleep, proper food, and low stress.
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I like how college students are bad at all of those things.
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avoid people
What sage wisdom from your teach. Of course if you avoid people who are the carriers of the virus you'll not get the virus.
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“Norovirus” brings back horrid memories of my last few weeks in Baghdad... bad bad bad.
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Preschools and elementary schools all have been hit hard with this lately
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I don't get it. Why does this come across as some big shock? This hits first year dorms a couple weeks after class starts every single year. Am I missing something?
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Sucks for toilets, not as bad as the legionella they’ve found.
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I refuse to touch any door handles in the hospital or on campus....you first!
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Had it on Sunday... I'm not a student, nor do I spend much time around other people. I bet it hitched a ride on the middle school teacher I'm married to.
Anyway, what I got was pretty mild, as far as norovirus goes. Just 30 hours, a low fever, and I only threw up once. Basically I just hung out on the toilet for the day.
But about 5 years ago, norovirus made us the sickest we've ever been. It was absolutely horrible. My wife ended up in the ER because she kept passing out from dehydration and exhaustion. Maybe I still have some partial immunity lingering from that.
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Wash your hands y’all.