WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. — The Whatcom County Health Department is looking into reports of outbreaks of suspected norovirus infections over the past couple of weeks.
They reportedly involve a school, a nursing home and a basketball team.
KIRO 7 has calls into the Health Department for specifics.
Norovirus is highly contagious and causes abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea.
People become ill within 12-48 hours after exposure to norovirus, and the illness typically lasts 1-3 days.
Health officials say people should do the following to prevent the further spread of norovirus:
- Wash hands
- Wash fruit and vegetables
- Cook shellfish and oysters
- Disinfect surfaces repeatedly
- Stay home if sick
- Do not prepare other people's food if sick
Norovirus is most contagious from the day before one becomes sick until three days after one recovers. But the virus can stay in someone’s body for up to two weeks.
Stay with kiro7.com for updates.
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