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Beat The Norovirus Stomach Bug
8th January 2008
Now that the first full working week of 2008 is here and the kids are returning to school, the chances of the Norovirus stomach bug spreading mean that we need to be extra vigilant with hygiene.
Doctors have estimated that more than 100,000 people are catching the sickness and diarrhoea bug every week and as many as 5 million people may suffer from it altogether this winter.
Because the disease is so infectious, hospital wards have been closed and Doctors are advising people who are or have been unwell to stay away from work or school and not to visit friends or family until at least 48 hours after the symptoms have gone.
No region has escaped the virus, although the worst affected areas are the North West and South West. Norovirus is highly contagious and spreads through contaminated food and water, contaminated surfaces or the diarrhoea and vomit of ill people. The virus can live for several days on contaminated objects.
If you do catch the Norovirus stomach bug, the most important thing is to ensure that you do not become dehydrated, so drink lots of fluids, and to make hygiene a priority.
To ensure that you do not spread the virus to your family and friends, Domestos offers some handy hints to ensure that you or your children do not have to suffer this unpleasant illness.
- Hand hygiene is crucial to preventing the spread of Norovirus so wash your hands thoroughly using liquid soap and warm water before preparing food, before eating, after going to the toilet and after touching potentially contaminated items.
- If someone has been sick cover the vomit immediately. Use gloves and an apron when cleaning it up and disinfect the surface if bleach can be safely used on it.
- Squirt bleach around the toilet regularly. Keeping the toilet hygienically clean becomes very important when someone in the house has diarrhoea.
- Use a bleach based cleaner, such as Domestos Bleach Cleaning spray to disinfect surfaces, especially if there is an outbreak of vomiting or diarrhoea in the vicinity.
For more information visit www.domestos.co.uk
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