Norwalk Virus

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Norwalk Virus

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Overview

• Small round structured virus

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Epidemiology and Demographics

• 1/3 of outbreaks of nonbacterial gastroenteritis in US

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Risk Factors

• Fecal-oral transmission (water, food, surfaces, person-to-person)
• Typically via ill food handler or contamination of bulk food supply
• Common Vehicles:

• Salads
• bakery products
• ice
• shellfish

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Diagnosis

• Old way: EM, following antibody titers
• New way: RT-PCR of stool samples

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History and Symptoms

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Treatment

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References

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Acknowledgements

The content on this page was first contributed by: Stephen Wiviott, M.D.

List of contributors:

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For Patients

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