NOROVIRUS
Context
- Kerala health minister issued guidelines after norovirus, a highly contagious stomach bug that causes a range of symptoms, was confirmed in the state’s Wayanad district.
About
- Norovirus is an animal-borne disease transmitted through contaminated water and food.
- Norovirus causes gastrointestinal illness, including inflammation of the lining of the stomach and intestines, severe vomiting and diarrhoea.
- Norovirus does not significantly affect healthy people but it can be serious in young children, the elderly and people with comorbidities.
- Norovirus is easily transmitted through close contact with people who have been infected, or by touching contaminated surfaces. It can also be spread by eating food that has been prepared or handled by someone with the stomach bug.
- The virus is spread through the excrement and vomit of an infected person.
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