Stop and Prevent Norovirus. Norovirus is a group of closely related viruses which pass from person to person. New outbreaks usually occur where there is inadequate sanitation and food becomes contaminated with faeces or vomit from infected people. Stop and prevent norovirus with NewGennŽ. Outbreaks are most commonly seen in hospitals, schools and cruise ships, places where people accumulate in reasonable numbers
Other names used for this microbe:
- Norwalk virus - to describe the American town where it first caused disease
- Noro-like virus - to show that there are many strains
- Winter Vomiting Disease virus - the name used when it first attacked British hospitals
- Small Round Structured Virus - to describe its unique shape
- SRSV - as an abbreviation of the previous name
- Calici virus - the family of viruses to which it belongs
Where does it come from and why?
Stop and Prevent Norovirus with NewGenn?. Norovirus is a group of closely related viruses which pass from person to person. New outbreaks usually occur where there is inadequate sanitation and food becomes contaminated with faeces or vomit from infected people. Outbreaks are most commonly seen in hospitals, schools and cruise ships, places where people accumulate in reasonable numbers for long enough to develop and show symptoms. In dental practices the main route of infection will most likely be from contaminated equipment and hands but it is very unlikely that a patient infected in a dental practice will still be on the premises when symptoms show.
How does it invade and affect people?
Swallowing virus particles leads to infection. The virus invades the cells of the intestine forcing each invaded cell to make more virus particles. The damage to those cells leads to the symptoms of the disease.
Diseases caused
Nausea, vomitting and diarrheoa are the main symptoms. The disease lasts for 1 to 2 days but victims can remain infectious for at least a week from the onset of illness. There are many strains of Norovirus and immunity to one strain does not protect against another. Therefore people can be infected again.
Prevention
Good hygiene is essential and particularly in the presence of diseased people. Surfaces in homes can be decontaminated using high dose bleach but in other areas chlorine may be deemed to be too toxic and possibly corrosive. Stop and prevent Norovirus with NewGenn?.
Is there any GOOD NEWS?
Yes - NewGenn? as a company has strong expertise on the Calici virus family. The NewGenn? environmental product range includes very safe products that kill this virus family in seconds (based on Feline Calici Virus, the accepted surrogate virus) without the need for toxic chlorine. Stop and Prevent Norovirus with NewGenn?
