Novo virus

[twing]

http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/532410/...

Anyone else showing all the symptoms and not reported? Given that there's no cure and you can't go to surgery or hospital...what the hell do you do?

[jackh707]

Keep fluids up, take diarolyte. Watch netflix and enjoy losing 5lbs the easy way.

[twing]

jackh707 said:

Keep fluids up, take diarolyte. Watch netflix and enjoy losing 5lbs the easy way.

Exactly what I'm doing, possibly with wrong fluids, but water was boring me to death

[BoRED S2upid]

Diluted lemonade helps and sweets it will all be over in a few days and then you can eat like a pig. Horrible bug. Why is there no way of killing it?

[twing]

Been 4 days now, watched just about every DVD, finished Call of Duty, might treat myself to some toast grrrrrr

[SBDJ]

jackh707 said:

Keep fluids up, take diarolyte. Watch netflix and enjoy losing 5lbs the easy way.

Your definition of easy is very different to mine!

[crazy about cars]

What I don't understand is why some people at work with the symptoms (fever, diarrhoea, vomitting) still turns up at work...

[twing]

crazy about cars said:

What I don't understand is why some people at work with the symptoms (fever, diarrhoea, vomitting) still turns up at work...

Well said that man! A few days of for me, fairly sure I picked it up at work.

[technodup]

He wasn't that bad, didn't deserve a virus naming after him.

[twing]

The look on his face says it all

[Oakey]

The last time we did this thread someone described it as thus:

"norovirus is natures way of rewarding you for ingesting someone elses poo"

[twing]

Thanks for that! Yuk! Finally got good nights sleep, feeling better. Question now is do I eat whatever I feel like or stick to the boring toast? That was truly horrible and more needs to be done about it, I can't even find anywhere to report it so presumably lots and lots of cases go unreported and therefore it's not a priority.

[21TonyK]

Only consolation is it will be over in 96 hours and it won't (might not) kill you.

I still view mine as a near death experience

[Digger]

There is no other time in life when you get to hug a toilet bowl, and be grateful for its existence!

[HarryFlatters]

Digger said:

There is no other time in life when you get to hug a toilet bowl, and be grateful for its existence!

I was sat on the pot for eight hours, hurling into a bucket while the world fell out of my behind. I wouldn't wish it upon my worst enemy.

[SwissJonese]

We had it last year as did our 2 year old twins all at the same time, was possibly the hardest few days ever. Horrible horrible bug, and zero cure out there for it.

[Flibble]

BoRED S2upid said:

Diluted lemonade helps and sweets it will all be over in a few days and then you can eat like a pig. Horrible bug. Why is there no way of killing it?

There is, bleach works a treat.

There's apparently a vaccine in the works, but not through clinical trials yet. As for actually treating it, in common with other viruses, it's not very easy to kill with drugs once in your system.

[AmiableChimp]

I caught this back in August.

Came home 8pm Sat night and threw up about 4 times, then stopped throwing up.

Unfortunately my arse decided it was it's time in the limelight and for the next 36 hours I was in the en-suite every 15-20 mins without fail.

On the plus side I lost 7lb in 36 hours!

Horrible experience.

[HTP99]

I thnk this is what my eldest (22) had last week and my youngest (15) has now; both have been very productive from both ends and have had little energy.

The wife had it last year, fortunately (fingers crossed) I always seem to avoid these things.

[crazy about cars]

I believe the only method of contacting the virus is via the mouth so not airborne etc.

Going to a conference today where there will be buffet lunch... wish me luck.

Also heard a few more from another department now down with the virus too. Apparently as individuals can't get doctors letter it's hard for them to get days off so most just come to work while ill!