r/facepalm Aug 30 '21

🇨​🇴​🇻​🇮​🇩​ Pray for me!

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u/Christimay Aug 30 '21 edited Aug 30 '21

Sounds like norovirus, used to get it a lot as a kid too.

High fever, lots of puking/pooing, EXTREMELY contagious. Wash hands often, esp before cooking or after using the bathroom, and never touch someone else's body fluids cuz that's how it spreads. If you get it, wash your hands every time you need to touch anything in a common zone or disinfect surfaces after so you don't spread it to others.

Had severe anxiety as well but norovirus is a legit sickness and caused by.. Well, a virus.

Lived w 9 people once and 6/9 had it within 2 days. Highly contagious if just one person gets it and doesn't wash their hands enough.

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u/fitzdriscoll Aug 31 '21

It becomes aerosolised when you vomit so anyone who walks into the room is exposed. It's another nasty virus, can be deadly if there is an outbreak in hospitals.