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Stomach bug epidemic - norovirus
« on: January 03, 2008, 01:15:53 PM »
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7169347.stm

Yuck! I hope everyone can keep away from this!
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Re: Stomach bug epidemic - norovirus
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2008, 01:22:16 PM »
norovirus is a nasty bug- there was an outbreak of it at my undergrad uni during my freshman year.  Will be extra careful now, thanks balmerhon!
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Re: Stomach bug epidemic - norovirus
« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2008, 01:28:20 PM »
I just read an article about an outbreak of it at Weston General Hospital. Hopefully nobody will bring it into our flat....
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Re: Stomach bug epidemic - norovirus
« Reply #3 on: January 03, 2008, 02:01:25 PM »
apparently it had been making the rounds at the hospital where i went when the bairn stopped moving a few weeks ago--they had signs all over asking visitors to use antibacterial gel pumps on the walls when entering or leaving the ward.

scary stuff.
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Re: Stomach bug epidemic - norovirus
« Reply #4 on: January 03, 2008, 02:06:16 PM »
Argh. I'm sure this is what's been going around our house. It's nasty.

And, now we've got the flu! My boys and I got the flu shot back in October, but my husband didn't. He's suffering the worst.

Stay healthy!
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Re: Stomach bug epidemic - norovirus
« Reply #5 on: January 03, 2008, 02:17:46 PM »
*sigh* Too late.  :( :-[
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Re: Stomach bug epidemic - norovirus
« Reply #6 on: January 03, 2008, 06:35:09 PM »
We all had it twice already here!
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Re: Stomach bug epidemic - norovirus
« Reply #7 on: January 03, 2008, 10:31:38 PM »
I'm petrified of getting this one...especially since I am an Emetophobic (fear of vomiting)
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Re: Stomach bug epidemic - norovirus
« Reply #8 on: January 03, 2008, 10:33:54 PM »
Quote from: hauntedmansion138 on January 03, 2008, 10:31:38 PM
especially since I am an Emetophobic (fear of vomiting)

hey, me too...you're not alone on that for sure!
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Re: Stomach bug epidemic - norovirus
« Reply #9 on: January 03, 2008, 10:37:23 PM »
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hey, me too...you're not alone on that for sure!

Good to know. This bug going around has me scared to death
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Re: Stomach bug epidemic - norovirus
« Reply #10 on: January 03, 2008, 10:37:54 PM »
Ditto. I will do ANYTHING to not puke.
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Re: Stomach bug epidemic - norovirus
« Reply #11 on: January 04, 2008, 07:36:47 AM »
We all had it over Christmas holidays, found out we got it from SIL and it wasn't nice.
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Re: Stomach bug epidemic - norovirus
« Reply #12 on: January 04, 2008, 09:59:44 AM »
Quote from: Little_Evo on January 04, 2008, 07:36:47 AM
We all had it over Christmas holidays, found out we got it from SIL and it wasn't nice.

We all had it over Christmas too. As our daughter was the first to have it we got blamed :P
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Re: Stomach bug epidemic - norovirus
« Reply #13 on: January 04, 2008, 11:40:25 AM »
hi.. i have this too.. didnt know there was a name for it... Emetophobic...i will do anything not to puke!
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Re: Stomach bug epidemic - norovirus
« Reply #14 on: January 04, 2008, 11:50:45 AM »
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hi.. i have this too.. didnt know there was a name for it... Emetophobic...i will do anything not to puke!

Oh there's a name for it alright. You have no idea how people get about it. When you read the definition and symptoms, that's me. I don't go places where people get sick. I don't drink for those reasons, etc etc. It's bad.

I know when it's my turn to be pregnant, I guarantee that I will be sick the whole time.

The bug seems to be getting better around here but a lot of NI still has major issues with it
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