Norovirus Outbreak - Fall - Will it spread?

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4:52 p.m. PDT October 23, 2015

An outbreak of norovirus has reached such heights in local public 
schools that health officials stopped counting the number of people 
infected by the highly contagious illness, which causes days of diarrhea
 and vomiting.But the Washoe County Health District 
estimates – based on schools' absenteeism and reported illnesses – 
that 1,760 students and staff have been afflicted at 20 schools and a 
few daycare centers, quadrupling the number of infections since the 
outbreak started at half as many schools on Oct. 1.
“We 
were hopeful it wouldn’t get to this point,” said county Director of 
Epidemiology Randall Todd, noting the virus' rapid spread to a new 
school every few days.
comment: I am hearing about this in other places. This is very contagious. 
Medclinician

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	http://www.rgj.com/story/news/education/2015/10/23/1760-infected-officials-hope-fall-school-break-stops-norovirus-outbreak/74484234/ 4:52 p.m. PDT October 23, 2015 An outbreak of norovirus has reached such heights in local public schools that health officials stopped counting the number of people infected by the highly contagious illness, which causes days of diarrhea and vomiting. But the Washoe County Health District estimates – based on schools' absenteeism and reported illnesses – that 1,760 students and staff have been afflicted at 20 schools and a few daycare centers, quadrupling the number of infections since the outbreak started at half as many schools on Oct. 1. “We were hopeful it wouldn’t get to this point,” said county Director of Epidemiology Randall Todd, noting the virus' rapid spread to a new school every few days. comment: I am hearing about this in other places. This is very contagious. Medclinician
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