Guest 717- Registered: 16 Jun 2011
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#1
http://news.sky.com/story/1024825/health-warning-as-norovirus-hits-750000
The past three days I have been quite sick, and I don't generally get sick. A lot of my colleagues have gone down with the same symptoms and I know many locals who have as well. It had not crossed my mind that it could be the 'winter vomiting bug' as it is well known.
Just to warn you all to take care As it may be circling Dover at the moment.
Still...at least I'm at home. I could not think of anything worse than being on a cruise ship with it!
Keeps politics to myself
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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#2
Don't attend the doctor's surgery and wash the curtains...if necessary....
http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Norovirus/Pages/Introduction.aspx
It appears to be something that simply must be endured, but there are a few simple precautions that can be taken to prevent/lessen the spread of the virus.
Get well soon Helen, and anybody else confined at the moment.
Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#3
i am sure that our susan said she went down with it recently. sadly some will go to the doctor's and help spread it around instead of staying at home and resting up.
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#4
Thats correct Howard .I did not see anyone for four days .It did make me feel quite low.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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#5
Key advice is to carry a pack of medical sterile wipes at all times and use them to clean your hands after touching anyone or anything. Lack of hand hygiene is the key means of transmission.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Guest 657- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#6
Absolutely cannot stress the importance of hand washing at the moment.
I hope you feel better soon Helen.
Guest 715- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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#7
How are you feeling Today Helen? if it strikes someone as young and fit as you what chance have I got
Audere est facere.
Guest 656- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#8
How awful Helen, I hope you get better real soon. It seems to be everywhere at the moment. I will be ducking and diving to try to avoid it at all costs, just recovered fully now from a very obnoxious flu.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#9
my doctor's surgery has a hand cleaner just inside the door with a clear notice telling us why we should make use of it, i think i am the only one that uses it.
the same people who refuse to use it would probably complain about not getting an appointment because their g.p is off sick with the novovirus or something similar.
Guest 663- Registered: 20 Mar 2008
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#10
Howard we to have those hand cleaners at work, always advisable to use them when you work with alot of people, in a place like Megger things go round like wild fire.
So yes NOT nice to be struck down with it.
Guest 745- Registered: 27 Mar 2012
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#11
Boots, will be selling los of them with wings things I expect
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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#12
Hope you get better soon Helen..sounds grim.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#13
the plague is taking root they have had to close a ward at the qeqm - doomed.
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
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#14
we are all doomed,but only for a while.
Guest 782- Registered: 4 Oct 2012
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#15
End of day three. Starting to feel human again. Not nice, this is something I can thoroughly recommend - to be avoided!
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#16
i hope you washed your hands before posting that simon, the last thing we need is members running around ringing a bell and shouting "unclean".
Guest 782- Registered: 4 Oct 2012
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#17
Oh yes
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#18
4 wards closed now at the qeqm, how long before we get people carting wheel barrows down biggin street shouting "bring out your dead"?
i hope i am not being alarmist.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
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#19
no your allright howard barrys got that job.
wliam harvey and k&c have wards closed to along with 2 or 3 in east sussex.
Guest 694- Registered: 22 Mar 2010
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#20
i have had it twice so far this year, last one was the 8th, and i shut the shop and rang all my brides, facebooked a lot of them at 4.30am.. they were so sweet.
Apparently WH is clear again.