M. Yong warns of diarrhea, norovirus, which people often mistaken for food poisoning. It is spreading heavily in the east. Easy to contact. Resistant to disinfectant alcohol.
Today, 9 Jan. 65, Dr. Yong, Prof. Dr. Yong Phuworawan, head of the Center specializes in clinical virology. Department of Pediatrics Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University posted a message via personal facebook Yong Poovorawan that diarrhea, norovirus that is spreading in the area of Chanthaburi and the eastern region Since the close of the new year until now
The virus can cause diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal pain, in some cases a fever. Symptoms are similar to food poisoning. mislead can be found at any age easy to contact outbreak in school nursery may be sick at the same time as the whole family
which the center received samples from the Department of Disease Control In order to detect norovirus from the genetic transcription, it was found that it was norovirus GII.3 strain.[P25] It is a rarely reported species. from genetic analysis It is very close to the GII.3 strain.[P25] found in China during March 2021 and the Center has ever detected in June 2018 from a diarrhea patient in Bangkok, as shown in both pictures.
The disease is more common in winter. In some years there is a widespread outbreak. There are many patients And it’s often mistaken for food poisoning because the virus doesn’t have a shell. therefore it is durable in the environment And resistant to disinfectants such as alcohol. For substances that can be used to kill germs as well, which is a solution that contains chlorine, such as chlorox (toilet cleaner), so in disinfection. Give a drop of toilet cleaner. to destroy the infection first and then dispose of prevent the infection from spreading
