I know this sounds stupid....

[eivissa]

Right, I know this sounds stupid because it seems like all emets know whats what but I was reading something on the Q&A page (someone was answering questions about viruses) and I just thought there was one virus/bug which you could catch that made you V* and D* (apart from food poisining) "stomach flu" but there seems to be many more. Whats Norovirus/ What other types are there? how do you catch them? do Anti-emets work on all of them or just some?


Also I was out tonight when suddenly my heart started racing and I felt the urge to escape, like a panic attack, I jave had panic attacks before but only when i've been wound up about V*, Is it just possible to start having them for no-reason.


Hope someone can help,


Thanks x x

[sage]

They're all the same thing. It's just that the virus continually mutates. They've grouped them together and called them "Norwalk-like viruses" or "Noroviruses" for short. All the answers to your questions are on that thread, actually. (i.e., how you catch them, etc.)

[valkyriegrl]

There's one called Rotavirus, too. It usually breaks out in April - May, and I don't think it's quite as bad as the Norovirus. I had it in April of this year - I went to my ex-babysitter's house to pick up an invitation to a candle party she was hosting, where she told me her whole house had been ill with Rotavirus. I was nervous, but I stayed halfway out the door with the door open, and I thought I'd be okay if I didn't touch anything. Well, I forgot about the doorknob! I bit my nail when I got into the car to go home and immediately realized my mistake. Sure enough, 2 days later I was sick - I didn't v*, of course, but I was very, very n* for a long time. The n* went away eventually and then the fever and aches came, and let me tell you, I' d never had aches like it in my life. I couldn't move because my bones, skin,muscles hurt so badly - I kept having horrible shooting pains up and down my spine even just sitting still. The next day I felt well enough to go to work, but I was still very tired, feverish and dizzy. I felt n* a couple of times but by the end of the day I felt much better. After a good night's sleep that night I felt completely better in the morning.

[snakemed]

Yeah, I think the Rotaviruscan make children have v* and d*, but in adults they tendto just get the d* part - few!

[valkyriegrl]

Yep, I had a bit of d*, maybe once - not even a lot at all! I was surprised, here I was thinking I was going to be so sick!

[sage]

Yes that's true. Rotovirus tends to affect children mainly. Adults seem to be able to have an immune response to it that doesn't bother them too much.