Norovirus infection needs to pay attention to personal hygiene when entering high incidence

[ China Pharmaceutical Network Health and Wellness ] The weather in December gradually became colder, and the “Norovirus infection” that caused diarrhea in the autumn and winter seasons also entered a period of high incidence. Domestically, many schools reported that Noro infections occurred in schools and child care institutions.

According to Yantai City's disease control experts, Norovirus is the most common pathogen of acute gastroenteritis. It is genetically diverse and highly variable. Variants will appear every few years, and people can get infections many times in their lifetime. Every year, from October to March, the high season, through the intestinal tract, all people are susceptible. The most common symptoms are diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, nausea and stomach pain. The main cause of diarrhea in adults is vomiting.

Experts stressed that norovirus has no specific drugs, antibiotics are not effective, and there is no vaccine for prevention. The public must develop good hygiene habits. Pay attention to personal hygiene in your life. Wash your hands before and after meals, before processing food. Fruits and vegetables should be carefully cleaned before eating. Fruits should also be peeled after eating. The food must be cooked and cooked. It is a seafood such as oysters. Do not eat raw cold foods and uncooked foods, do not drink raw water.

At the same time, key units should strengthen the monitoring of the epidemic. Once the child care institutions, schools and other collective units find symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhea in children and students, they should be treated at home and promptly reported to the health department. Pay attention to the disinfection work.

Experts also specially reminded that once a Norovirus is infected, patients should have their own independent food and other daily necessities, and try not to get in close contact with other healthy families. The patient's residence should maintain air circulation. After the patient has vomiting or diarrhea, the family should promptly remove and treat the vomit and feces. The surface of the clothes, floors, etc., which are contaminated by the patient's vomit and feces, is washed and sprayed (mopped, scrubbed) with a chlorine-containing disinfectant containing 1000 mg/L of available chlorine.