{"597928":{"#nid":"597928","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Norovirus: What You Need to Know","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENorovirus is a highly contagious (easily spread) virus that causes gastroenteritis, which is inflammation (swelling) of the stomach and intestines. This inflammation leads to cramping, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENorovirus is a common cause of gastroenteritis on college campuses. Up to 21 million people get sick from norovirus each year in the United States \u0026ndash; making it the most common cause of gastroenteritis in the United States. Anyone can get infected with norovirus and, because there are multiple strains, you can get it more than once.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003ENorovirus spreads quickly and easily from person to person\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENorovirus spreads quickly from person to person in enclosed places like residence halls and classrooms. Someone sick with norovirus is most contagious when they are actively sick (having diarrhea, vomiting, etc.) with norovirus illness and during the first few days after symptoms end. It can sometimes take up to 2 weeks or more for norovirus to get out of your system.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYou can get sick from norovirus by:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EEating food or drinking liquids contaminated with norovirus\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ETouching surfaces or objects with norovirus on them and then putting your hand or fingers in your mouth, for example, when you are eating\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EHaving direct contact with a person who is infected with norovirus, for example, when caring for someone with norovirus or sharing foods or eating utensils with them\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003ESymptoms of norovirus infection usually being 12 to 48 hours after you are exposed to the virus.\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECommon symptoms of norovirus infection include:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EDiarrhea\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EVomiting\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ENausea\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EStomach pain\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYou may also experience fever, headache, and body aches\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENorovirus can also lead to dehydration in people who are extremely ill and have thrown up or have had diarrhea many times in one day. Some symptoms of dehydration include:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EUrinating less often\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EDry mouth and throat\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EFeeling dizzy when standing up\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIf you are experiencing symptoms of norovirus with or without dehydration:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EStudents: \u003C\/strong\u003Ecall Stamps Health Services for an appointment (404-894-1420)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFaculty, Staff, and Community Members: \u003C\/strong\u003Ego to a nearby healthcare facility to seek treatment\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThere is no vaccine to prevent or drug to treat norovirus infection. Additionally, antibiotics are not effective against norovirus. If you are sick make sure to drink plenty of liquids to replace fluids lost through vomiting and diarrhea. Sports drinks and other drinks without caffeine or alcohol can help with mild dehydration.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003ENorovirus can live on hard surfaces, objects (like your cell phone), and clothes and cause illness for days to weeks.\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe best way to prevent yourself from getting and spreading norovirus is to practice good personal hygiene. Here are SIX things YOU can do to help protect yourself and the Georgia Tech community from norovirus:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Col\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIf you are sick, call Stamps Health Services for an appointment (404-894-1420) and stay home until you have been symptom free for 48 hours\u003C\/strong\u003E. Symptoms typically last 12 to 36 hours.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPractice proper hand hygiene. \u003C\/strong\u003EWash your hands carefully with soap and water for at least 20 seconds each time, especially after using the toilet and changing diapers and always before eating or preparing food. Alcohol-based hand sanitizers can help reduce the number of germs on your hands, but they do not work well against norovirus.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDo not SHARE\u003C\/strong\u003E food, drinks, eating utensils, drink containers, or clothing \u0026ndash; especially athletic gear.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETake care in the kitchen.\u003C\/strong\u003E Carefully rinse fruits and vegetables and cook oysters and other shellfish thoroughly before eating. People sick from norovirus should not prepare food for others until they have been symptom free for one week.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EClean and disinfect contaminated surfaces.\u003C\/strong\u003E After vomiting or having diarrhea, immediately clean and disinfect contaminated surfaces using a bleach-based household cleaner as directed on the product label. If you don\u0026rsquo;t have a bleach-based cleaner, you can make a dilute bleach solution by combining 5 tablespoons of household bleach for each gallon of water.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWash laundry thoroughly.\u003C\/strong\u003E Immediately remove and wash clothing and\/or linens that may be contaminated with vomit or stool carefully. Try not to shake them \u0026ndash; this can cause the virus to spread. If you can, wear rubber or disposable gloves when handling and wash your hands after. Wash items with detergent at the maximum cycle length and then machine dry to kill the virus.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ol\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information about norovirus on Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s campus, go to \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/health.gatech.edu\/health-advisory\u0022\u003Ehealth.gatech.edu\/health-advisory\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information about norovirus, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/norovirus\u0022\u003Ecdc.gov\/norovirus\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENorovirus was identified as\u0026nbsp;the cause of the GI illness spreading on the Georgia Tech campus beginning in mid-October.\u0026nbsp;Norovirus is a highly contagious (easily spread) virus that causes gastroenteritis, which is inflammation (swelling) of the stomach and intestines.\u0026nbsp;The best way to prevent yourself from getting and spreading norovirus is to practice good personal hygiene.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"With norovirus spreading on campus, there are things you can do to prevent yourself from getting sick."}],"uid":"34604","created_gmt":"2017-10-27 12:16:24","changed_gmt":"2017-10-27 14:41:04","author":"Jessica Kolis","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-10-27T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-10-27T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"597926":{"id":"597926","type":"image","title":"Medical illustration of norovirus (source: CDC)","body":null,"created":"1509106479","gmt_created":"2017-10-27 12:14:39","changed":"1509106835","gmt_changed":"2017-10-27 12:20:35","alt":"","file":{"fid":"227945","name":"21349.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/21349.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/21349.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":529026,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/21349.jpg?itok=o-YKyHCh"}},"597951":{"id":"597951","type":"image","title":"Norovirus What You Need to Know","body":null,"created":"1509115236","gmt_created":"2017-10-27 14:40:36","changed":"1509115291","gmt_changed":"2017-10-27 14:41:31","alt":"","file":{"fid":"227952","name":"advisory_oct27-fb_v2-01.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/advisory_oct27-fb_v2-01.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/advisory_oct27-fb_v2-01.png","mime":"image\/png","size":202495,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/advisory_oct27-fb_v2-01.png?itok=4nD2WhzP"}}},"media_ids":["597926","597951"],"groups":[{"id":"53745","name":"Campus Recreation Center (CRC)"},{"id":"499601","name":"Campus Services"},{"id":"428961","name":"Health and Well-Being"},{"id":"111091","name":"Health Services"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"166906","name":"Stamps"},{"id":"12533","name":"health promotion"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJessica Kolis\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCommunications Manager\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nHealth \u0026amp; Well-Being\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jessica.kolis@health.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}