Norovirus: Karnataka districts on high alert, Govt issues guidelines
Karnataka has sounded an alert in the bordering districts of Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada.;
Bengaluru: In the wake of the detection of 13 norovirus cases in Kerala, Karnataka has sounded an alert in the bordering districts of Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada.
In a circular issued on Tuesday, the Karnataka Health Department released guidelines to be followed.
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It instructed the appointment of a physician as a nodal officer for every district to manage the situation. District Health and Family Welfare department officers have also been asked to pitch in.
The infection is caused and spread through contaminated food and water. The person affected with the virus will develop symptoms of vomiting, loose motion, nausea, stomach ache, headache, body pain and fever, it said.
The patients will have to be admitted to hospital. If neglected it will become fatal, it said.
The health department officials have been asked to gather information on sources of drinking water and test them.
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