{"id":251323,"date":"2019-11-06T21:06:42","date_gmt":"2019-11-06T21:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/norovirus-could-spread-through-shopping-trolleys-nhs-staff-warn\/"},"modified":"2019-11-06T21:06:42","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T21:06:42","slug":"norovirus-could-spread-through-shopping-trolleys-nhs-staff-warn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/norovirus-could-spread-through-shopping-trolleys-nhs-staff-warn\/","title":{"rendered":"Norovirus could spread through SHOPPING TROLLEYS, NHS staff warn"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Norovirus could spread through SHOPPING TROLLEYS: NHS staff warn people to wash their hands amid hospital outbreaks of the winter vomiting bug<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>A hospital in Swansea has recorded 75 cases of norovirus in two weeks<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Medics have warned people to wash their hands with soap and water to avoid it<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>The virus causes vomiting and diarrhoea but usually clears up quickly on its own\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By Sam Blanchard Senior Health Reporter For Mailonline<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"><span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-published\"> <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Published:<\/span>  11:54 EST, 6 November 2019 <\/span> | <span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated\"> <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Updated:<\/span>  12:19 EST, 6 November 2019 <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> <!-- ad: https:\/\/mads.dailymail.co.uk\/v5\/us\/health\/none\/article\/other\/para_top.html --> <\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A Welsh hospital board has warned people to wash their hands after going to the supermarket because trolley handles could harbour viruses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Swansea Bay University Health Board said norovirus \u2013 a bug which causes diarrhoea and vomiting and circulates in winter \u2013 could spread through the handles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Officials urged people to wash their hands with soap and water after visiting busy areas such as hospitals and supermarkets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">It comes after 75 people at hospitals in the seaside town became infected with the illness in a two-week period.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Although norovirus is unpleasant and spreads easily, it is common, rarely serious and tends to disappear on its own after a couple of days.<\/p>\n<p>   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-ab583cc53825fa98\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/11\/06\/16\/20680914-7656875-image-a-11_1573058902866.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Medics at a hospital in Wales said people should wash their hands after touching things in busy places \u2013 such as trolleys in supermarkets \u2013 because the norovirus can spread between people who touch the same surfaces (stock image)\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/>  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-ab583cc53825fa98\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/11\/06\/16\/20680914-7656875-image-a-11_1573058902866.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Medics at a hospital in Wales said people should wash their hands after touching things in busy places \u2013 such as trolleys in supermarkets \u2013 because the norovirus can spread between people who touch the same surfaces (stock image)\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/>  <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Medics at a hospital in Wales said people should wash their hands after touching things in busy places \u2013 such as trolleys in supermarkets \u2013 because the norovirus can spread between people who touch the same surfaces (stock image)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A matron at the Swansea health board, Joanne Walters, said: &#8216;Good hand hygiene is essential, especially after going to the loo, before and after eating and touching items that lots of other people will have touched such as shopping trolleys, door handles and TV remote controls.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Always use soap and water. Hand sanitizers do not kill norovirus. They do work against lots of bacteria and viruses, including flu, but not norovirus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Do not share items like towels and flannels if you are unwell.&#8217;<\/p>\n<ul class=\"rotator-panels link-bogr1 linkro-ccox\">\n<li>  <span>Man has an eight-inch SCREWDRIVER removed from his rectum&#8230;<\/span> <\/a>  <span>DIY cervical tests could transform screening uptake: Sending&#8230;<\/span> <\/a>  <span>Mothers-to-be exposed to levels of air pollution deemed safe&#8230;<\/span> <\/a>  <span>Drinking coffee could reduce your chance of developing liver&#8230;<\/span> <\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>       <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-83de90356f733428\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/11\/06\/16\/20680674-7656875-image-a-33_1573059000427.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Staff at the Swansea Bay University Health Board, which runs Morriston Hospital (pictured), said 75 people there have been diagnosed with norovirus in the past two weeks alone\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/>  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-83de90356f733428\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/11\/06\/16\/20680674-7656875-image-a-33_1573059000427.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Staff at the Swansea Bay University Health Board, which runs Morriston Hospital (pictured), said 75 people there have been diagnosed with norovirus in the past two weeks alone\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/>  <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Staff at the Swansea Bay University Health Board, which runs Morriston Hospital (pictured), said 75 people there have been diagnosed with norovirus in the past two weeks alone<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mol-factbox-title\">WHAT IS NOROVIRUS AND HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO CLEAR UP?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Norovirus is one of the most common stomach infections in the UK and it is referred to winter vomiting bug as it usually occurs in winter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Usually it clears up by itself within 24 to 48 hours but it can very serious for already frail patients, and can lead to dehydration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The virus, which can also cause diarrhoea, is extremely contagious and can create huge disruption in hospitals as it spreads so quickly between patients.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But the winter vomiting bug has a tendency to mutate and some strains are worse than others, leading to higher numbers of infections.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Other symptoms of norovirus, also known as the &#8216;winter vomiting bug&#8217;, include a high temperature (38\u00b0C or higher), a headache or achey arms and legs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">People who think they might have it should stay at home and avoid going to hospital, where it can spread much faster and affect vulnerable people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Symptoms should go away within 72 hours, according to the NHS, but people can phone NHS 111 if they are concerned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">To avoid spreading the illness, medics recommend patients stay home from work or school and avoid public transport.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The virus can be transmitted from person to person through close contact, touching the same surfaces, or eating food handled by someone else.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Ms Walters added: &#8216;This is the norovirus season traditionally so we would expect to see it circulating.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;We just need people to be aware that they don\u2019t need to present themselves to hospital if they have this virus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;They can manage their symptoms at home and reduce the spread of infection by not going to communal areas.<\/p>\n<p 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