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Middletown medical director briefs board on norovirus surge and prevention
Summary
Dr. Paul Jenowine told the Middletown Board of Health that norovirus — commonly called Norwalk virus — is the leading cause of gastroenteritis and is unusually contagious this season; he urged extended hand washing, bleach disinfection and isolation of sick people.
Dr. Paul Jenowine, medical director for the City of Middletown, told the Board of Health on Jan. 14 that norovirus is the most common cause of gastroenteritis and a major driver of foodborne illness this season.
“Norovirus is actually called the Norwalk virus… It is the most common cause of gastroenteritis in both the United States and the world,” Jenowine said, noting outbreaks peak in the Northern Hemisphere between October and April. He described a short, intense course of illness with “nausea, vomiting, non‑bloody watery diarrhea” and cautioned that dehydration is the…
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