noroviruses

[johnyricer]

when people get norovirus...does it almost always end up in an outbreak, it seems we hear about norovirus outbeaks all the time..,but do you think there's still that kid at school that V* because of norovirus, but that the virus doenst end up as an outbreak?

However, because apparenlty now norovirus is a genus name for all stomach viruses...im a little confused..because it doesnt seem that all stomach viruses are so contagious and norovirus is considered very contagious, so are all sv's very contagious, but it just depends on the sanitation level used that determines how mnay people it infects?

[turtleiam]

I have read Alvin's Q & A section quite a bit. So, judging from that, the media portrays "out breaks" as bigger deals than what they are.


And, I know from 2nd hand experience, how schools can spread it around. My mother-in-law is a lunch lady. She said there was a co-worker that had been v* & came to work. She did most of her shift, but left a little early. Thankfully, this was not at my kids' school. She did reassure me that most of the time they are very hygenic as they have to wear gloves & change them every so often.