Quote Originally Posted by chicajojobe
Oh lovely, a little Christmas fear mongering.[img]smileys/smilies_12.gif[/img] Yay media!

I like how in the their information they say that people may feel sick for up to two days, which everyone here will take to mean that you'll be v*ing non-stop for 48 hours. I mean I know we've heard that isn't the case but.....well you know emet.

It also would be nice if they'd give some explanation about why it's suddenly increasing so much and when we might expect it to ease up. After all this outbreak can't last forever, right?

I also don't see how this is "news." Do most people consider noroviruses just a cruise ship thing or is it only emets who widely know otherwise?

I think it's on the rise because people are getting lax about handwashing because of all the anti-bacteria wipes/hand gels etc. Plus people just don't stay home anymore when they are sick. For a variety of reasons, echduling, lack of sick days, stupidity, more and more people go to work sick or send their kids to school sick or just go out sick in public period. I cannot believe how many people i have met that have bronchitis or borderline real influenza and are out in public.