Norovirus Cases in Kerala

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Norovirus cases have been reported for the first time in India from Kerala. 

Norovirus:

Norovirus causes inflammation of the stomach or intestines. This is called acute gastroenteritis. A person usually develops symptoms 12 to 48 hours after being exposed to norovirus.

However, most people with norovirus illness get better within 1 to 3 days.

Spread easily:

• People infected with Norovirus can shed billions of norovirus particles in the environment through feces or vomit and only a few virus particles can make other people sick.

Transmission:

• Having direct contact with the infected person.
• Consuming contaminated food or water.
• Touching contaminated surfaces
• Infection usually occurs in closed and crowded environments.

Symptoms:

The most common symptoms of Norovirus are

• Diarrohea
• Vomiting
• Nausea
• Stomach Pain

Along with other symptoms like: fever, body ache and headache.

Its other name 

• Norovirus was originally called the “Norwalk virus”. It is named after the town Norwalk, in the Ohio state of the United States where it was first detected in 1972.
• Although norovirus can strike year-round, it’s more common in the winter, that’s why it is sometimes called “winter vomiting bug.” 
• Noroviruses also are “sometimes called food poisoning”, because they can be transmitted through contaminated food or water.