It’s the gift you don’t want to give or receive for Christmas — norovirus.
KFL&A Public Health’s surveillance program that monitors symptoms presented at emergency department visits and admissions at area hospitals is showing a surge in gastrointestinal illness activity in KFL&A residents.
Norovirus, a gastrointestinal virus with symptoms that include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal cramps, headache, chills, sore muscles, and a low-grade fever, often circulates during the holiday season.
Reports from the Syndromic Surveillance Program at KFL&A Public Health are showing a sharp rise in the number of norovirus symptomatic visits to local hospitals. This norovirus activity is beyond what hospitals are experiencing with admitted patients. While vomiting appears to be the main symptom in children, diarrhea may be more common in adults. With illness resembling norovirus affecting many people across the KFL&A area in recent weeks, KFL&A Public Health’s message is simple: stay home until you’ve been symptom-free for 48 hours
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