RALEIGH State health officials confirmed three cases of norovirus outbreaks that sickened more than 50 people and affected at least nine counties. Noroviruses are a group of viruses that cause the stomach flu or gastroenteritis and cannot be seen or tasted but spread easily from person to person. More than a million North Carolinians experience a norovirus-related illness each year, said Leah Devlin, state health director in a news release. Devlin listed the following advice to prevent the spread of norovirus-related illness: • Frequently wash your hands. • Carefully wash ready-to-eat foods, such as fruits and vegetables. • Thoroughly clean and disinfect contaminated surfaces immediately after an episode of illness by using a bleach-based household cleaner. • After an episode of illness, immediately remove and wash all clothing or linens that may be contaminated with the virus with hot water and soap. People who are infected with norovirus should not handle, prepare or serve food while they have symptoms and for three days after they recover from their illness. Food that may have been contaminated by an ill person should be placed in a trash container in a securely closed plastic bag. One of the outbreaks that affected numerous counties has been linked to a caterer operating illegally from her home in the western Piedmont region of the state.
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Added: December 18, 2008
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