Many associate gastric reflux with normal flu, but there is no association between the two other than the name alone. What are the symptoms of this disease? How can it be prevented?
The "stomach flu" or "Norovirus infection" is at the forefront of the causes of food borne diseases in the United States, causing 19 to 21 million cases of vomiting and diarrhea every year, News ".
What is "Norovirus infection"?
"Norovirus infection" causes gastroenteritis, and may affect everyone at different ages and for more than one time, due to the formation of multiple strains of the virus.
People who develop the virus have symptoms of abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.
These symptoms usually develop within 12 to 48 hours, and children and the elderly are exposed to more serious symptoms such as drought.
The period from November to April of each year is the most common season for this infection.
How does the virus move?
Infection occurs through any form of communication that causes the virus to enter the mouth, such as touching a surface that carries the virus, for example, through food or contaminated water.
Health facilities, restaurants and schools are fertile environments for infection.
How to protect yourself from infection?
When feeling any symptoms of the virus, doctors are advised to relax and drink plenty of fluids. Antibiotics should not be taken as beneficial only with bacterial infections.
It is necessary to avoid contact with others as much as possible, so as not to spread the infection, and be careful to wash hands when touching anything is clean.
Experts also point to the importance of carefully washing clothes, not preparing food for other people, and clearing exposed surfaces with appropriate detergents.
It is worth mentioning that the human body is contagious during the days of infection with the virus, and even a few days after the feeling of recovery.
