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Understanding Norovirus: Symptoms, Testing, and Prevention Strategies

Learn about Norovirus, a contagious virus causing gastroenteritis with symptoms like vomiting, diarrhea, and fever. Discover how to get tested, treated, and prevent its spread. Find out about its structure, sources, and the importance of prompt care.

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Understanding Norovirus: Symptoms, Testing, and Prevention Strategies

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  1. Noroviruse By David Gonzalez

  2. Structure • “Norwalk-like viruses” (NLV). • Single stranded DNA • Caliciviruses(belong to the virus family Caliciviridae) • small round structured viruses

  3. Symptoms • Acute gastroenteritis • - vomiting • -stomach pain • -diarrhea • Fever • Chills • Nausea

  4. How do you get it?

  5. Testing Stool sample

  6. Give me the fix!! • With in 48 hrs • fatality is associated with electrolyte imbalance. • Supportive care, rehydration

  7. Discovery • Norwalk, Ohio! • 1972.  • 23 million people are exposed to this. (ever had food poisoning?)

  8. Sources • http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.cruiselawnews.com/uploads/image/Norovirus-6.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.cruiselawnews.com/articles/norovirus/&usg=__1s_ZzI2vCAqhWTD5sG4zq-J86GQ=&h=880&w=1130&sz=170&hl=en&start=23&zoom=1&tbnid=sfyRzLWuXt3KQM:&tbnh=127&tbnw=163&ei=nCd1TZjWDI7AtgfCmrmgDw&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dnorovirus%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26channel%3Ds%26biw%3D1366%26bih%3D583%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C3360%2C336&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=1072&vpy=238&dur=1982&hovh=198&hovw=254&tx=111&ty=165&oei=cCd1TZuWHcP88AaB4MmJAQ&page=2&ndsp=22&ved=1t:429,r:7,s:23&biw=1366&bih=583 • http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.cruiselawnews.com/uploads/image/norovirus-2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.cruiselawnews.com/articles/norovirus/&usg=__NgZY9S7UQ2l3G8wvQ0Y9iae2bgA=&h=165&w=165&sz=14&hl=en&start=174&zoom=1&tbnid=LwFbjcEZNfuBbM:&tbnh=125&tbnw=125&ei=_id1Tc6bMsugtgfZ6cnrDg&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dnorovirus%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26channel%3Ds%26biw%3D1366%26bih%3D583%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C3637&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=526&oei=cCd1TZuWHcP88AaB4MmJAQ&page=9&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:10,s:174&tx=47&ty=75&biw=1366&bih=583 • http://www.pritzkerlaw.com/norwalk-virus/

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