DES MOINES, Iowa -- The Iowa Department of Public Health said Tuesday that reports of norovirus outbreaks have been increasing in recent weeks in Iowa.
"With this virus in our communities and because it is so easy to spread, we need everybody to stay home when they are ill with diarrhea and vomiting," said IDPH Medical Director, Dr. Patricia Quinlisk. "There’s no vaccine and no antibiotics for norovirus. It can spread in food, in the air, by shaking hands and by touching things like door knobs that an ill person has touched. So the only way to stop its spread is for those who are ill to stay home."
Norovirus is sometimes called a stomach bug. Officials said symptoms usually include diarrhea, vomiting, nausea and stomach cramping.
Anyone can be infected with norovirus and become ill and you can get norovirus illness more than once. Norovirus can spread quickly from person-to-person, especially in crowded, closed places like schools, hotels and day care centers.
Common Ways To Get It
•Eating food or drinking liquids that are contaminated with norovirus (someone gets stool or vomit on their hands because they are ill, they then touch your food or drink). •Touching surfaces or objects contaminated with norovirus and then putting your hand or fingers in your mouth. •Being near someone who is vomiting or having diarrhea. •Having direct contact with a person who is infected with norovirus (for example, when caring for someone with norovirus).
How To Stop It
•Stay home when ill and do not prepare food for anyone but yourself until three days after all diarrhea and vomiting have stopped. •Wash hands frequently, especially after using the toilet and changing diapers, and always before eating or preparing food.
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