Norovirus spreading time

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Anonymous wrote:This might be a dumb question, but how do you distinguish between norovirus and run of the mill stomach virus?

I'm not sure what you are saying as norovirus is probably the most "run of the mill" of the "stomach viruses." The others are mostly nastier things like rotavirus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We were hit with it a couple weeks ago - DS threw up for the first time at about noon on Saturday, I was down for the count by noon on Monday. DH never got it, but my sister who came over on Saturday afternoon did on about the same timeline (we initially didn't realize DS was actually sick, we thought it was just a one-off throw up bc he was acting normal). My sister and I were super sick for two days each, and then just rundown for a few days after that. DS seemed to feel better after a couple days but then kept throwing up randomly so we had to keep him home from daycare for a week.

Also, bleach products are the only thing that kills norovirus as others have pointed out.

This. All the stupid "organic" homemade cleaning solutions are nowhere near as effective as a bleach and water solution.

[Anonymous]

So, there is evidence that some people are genetically resistant to norovirus.

I am pretty sure I am one of them as I have pretty much avoided getting it my entire life despite being surrounded by it (including some outbreaks where everyone around me got it!).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This might be a dumb question, but how do you distinguish between norovirus and run of the mill stomach virus?

You will know when it's norovirus because everyone in your house will be spewing from two ends for at least 10+ hours with no break. You think it may kill you. At one point, you will definitely be lying on your bathroom floor, thankful for the cool tile on your head.

Run of the mill stomach viruses just make you puke once or twice, maybe an upset tummy, feeling pretty crummy for awhile.

Norovirus makes you question your will to live.

[Anonymous]

Gloves for changing the baby's diapers and cleaning up puke. For adults, bleach the bathroom and drop one of those bleach tablets in the toilet tank.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My kids have had norovirus but i have strategy to contain it. The sick kid is quarantined to their room and 1 bathroom. I clean that bathroom with a high concentrate bleach solution. All towels and sheets are immediately washed in bleach after use. Any soiled garmets are trashes. I use disposable gloves. It has workes the last 2 times. Ive contained it to 1 or 2 out of 4 people. Also, lysol laundry sanitizer doesnt kill norovirus. Pine sol or bleach do.

We use a similar approach.

Other kid did get it too but was likely exposed to the same source as first kid.

This may help, or not. Chances are by the time the first person shows symptoms, it's too late. Everyone else has already been exposed. Don't get me wrong, I own clorox wipes for this reason alone. I start wiping down EVERYTHING as soon as someone throws up. But the 24 hours before they puke they are contagious and spreading it, so it's often just luck of the draw.

[Anonymous]

I find this website to be extremely helpful.

https://emetophobiahelp.org/norovirus-facts/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This might be a dumb question, but how do you distinguish between norovirus and run of the mill stomach virus?

You will know when it's norovirus because everyone in your house will be spewing from two ends for at least 10+ hours with no break. You think it may kill you. At one point, you will definitely be lying on your bathroom floor, thankful for the cool tile on your head.

Run of the mill stomach viruses just make you puke once or twice, maybe an upset tummy, feeling pretty crummy for awhile.

Norovirus makes you question your will to live.

Actually, among stomach viruses, Norovirus is not bad. It's a very brief walk in the park compared to rotavirus because of its limited duration. And the bacterial (non viral) gastroenteritis causes can be much more severe--shigella and salmonella come to mind.

[Anonymous]

I got violently ill last weekend and both of my kids had it after 5 days of my onset. It was horrible. A friend's child got it yesterday. It's going around.

[Anonymous]

The simplest, easiest and cheapest way to kill Norovirus on surfaces is with a chlorine bleach solution of 1 Tablespoon of bleach to 1 litre or quart of water (three times the amount needed for sanitizing surfaces). If you want to go crazy overkill, use TWO Tablespoons of bleach in your quart of water. That’s six times as much as you need. Never use straight bleach or even half and half bleach and water. A stronger mixture only wastes bleach and destroys the ecosystem – it doesn’t kill the virus any better. As well, the fumes and toxicity of bleach can make people in your household sick, especially over time. Mix it properly, spray it on, leave it for 2 minutes and gently wipe it off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The simplest, easiest and cheapest way to kill Norovirus on surfaces is with a chlorine bleach solution of 1 Tablespoon of bleach to 1 litre or quart of water (three times the amount needed for sanitizing surfaces). If you want to go crazy overkill, use TWO Tablespoons of bleach in your quart of water. That’s six times as much as you need. Never use straight bleach or even half and half bleach and water. A stronger mixture only wastes bleach and destroys the ecosystem – it doesn’t kill the virus any better. As well, the fumes and toxicity of bleach can make people in your household sick, especially over time. Mix it properly, spray it on, leave it for 2 minutes and gently wipe it off.

Yep. Similar to Hand Foot Mouth, you can kill it with a bleach solution but most "disinfecting" wipes won't do much.

I am the PP who also does the bleach tablet in the toilet tank.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So, there is evidence that some people are genetically resistant to norovirus.

I am pretty sure I am one of them as I have pretty much avoided getting it my entire life despite being surrounded by it (including some outbreaks where everyone around me got it!).

I thought I was resistant, and was shocked when my 23 and Me report came back. Turns out I don't have the anti-norovirus gene. I've just been lucky.

[Anonymous]

I'm sure everyone already does this, but shut the toilet lid when you're flushing down puke or diarrhea.

This ripped through our family on Christmas and it was no fun.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This might be a dumb question, but how do you distinguish between norovirus and run of the mill stomach virus?

You will know when it's norovirus because everyone in your house will be spewing from two ends for at least 10+ hours with no break. You think it may kill you. At one point, you will definitely be lying on your bathroom floor, thankful for the cool tile on your head.

Run of the mill stomach viruses just make you puke once or twice, maybe an upset tummy, feeling pretty crummy for awhile.

Norovirus makes you question your will to live.

lol truth

[Anonymous]

Also Clorox wipes don’t actually contain bleach, so don’t use those.