Uitbraak norovirus Limburg

Uitbraak norovirus Limburg

De instelling voor verstandelijk gehandicapten St. Anna in Heel is getroffen door een uitbraak van buikgriep,  hoogstwaarschijnlijk veroorzaakt door het Norovirus. Per jaar krijgen ongeveer 4,5 miljoen Nederlanders buikgriep, waarvan ongeveer een half miljoen veroorzaakt door het norovirus. Deze besmettelijke maagdarmziekte kan diarree en braken tot gevolg hebben. Maandag 21 november waren er 93 bewoners en personeelsleden besmet. Intussen zijn […]

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Norovirus strikes in Good Hope Hospital, Birmingham

Norovirus strikes in Good Hope Hospital, Birmingham

From the Birmingham Mail: A WARD at a Birmingham hospital has been shut to new patients and visitors after an outbreak of winter sickness bug norovirus. Patients and staff on Ward 17 at Good Hope Hospital, in Sutton Coldfield, have been put in isolation following an outbreak on Sunday. (read article here) In the meantime […]

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About Norovirus

    Noroviruses are highly contagious and are transmitted via the faeces and vomit of infected people, either through direct contact or throught contaminated objects or via food and water. The incubation period is one to three days.

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