NOROVIRUS Flashcards
NOROVIRUS IS THE ___.
LEADING CAUSE OF FOODBOURNE ILLNESS IN THE UNITED STATES.
UNLIKE MOST VIRUS, THIS VIRUS IS VERY ___ AND ___.
HARDY
RESISTANT.
IT CAN SURVIVE ___ TEMPERATURE AND TEMPERATURES UP TO ___.
FREEZING
140*
IT CAN SURVIVE ON SURFACES SUCH AS ___ FOR AT LEAST A ___.
STAINLESS STEEL
WEEK.
COMMON FOOD SERVICE SANITIZERS ___ EFFECTIVE IN KILLING NOROVIRUS. WHICH IS IMPORTANT AFTER A WORKER OR CHILD HAS VOMITED OR CONTAMINATED A SURFACE.
ARE NOT
NOROVIRUS IS SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS THE ___.
STOMACH FLU.
SYMPTOMS OF THE NOROVIRUS INCLUDES:
NAUSEA VOMITING DIARRHEA WITH ADOMINAL CRAMPS HEADACHE FEVER OR CHILLS MUSCLE ACHES
SYMPTOMS BEGIN ___ AFTER EXPOSURE TO THE VIRUS AND USUALLY LAST FOR ___.
1 TO 2
1 TO 3
NOROVIRUS IS ___.
VERY CONTAGIOUS.
EACH SCHOOL FOOD EMPLOYEE CAN PREVENT NOROVIRUS BY ___.
PRACTICING GOOD HYGIENE.
___ IS NOT EFFECTIVE AGAINST THE NOROVIRUS AND SHOULD NEVER REPLACE ___.
HAND SANITIZER
HAND-WASHING.
SIX STEPS TO WASH HANDS.
- USE HAND-WASHING SINK WITH WARM RUNNING WATER.
- RINSE HANDS AND EXPOSED PARTS OF THE ARMS UNDER RUNNING WATER AND APPLY SOAP.
- LATHER HANDS TOGETHER FOR 10 TO 15 SECONDS, PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION TO FINGERNAILS, BETWEEN FINGERS AND FINGERTIPS, AND SURFACES OF HANDS AND ARMS.
- RINSE WITH CLEAN, WARM, RUNNING WATER.
- THOROUGHLY DRY HANDS AND EXPOSED PORTIONS OF ARMS WITH SINGLE-USE PAPER TOWEL OR HEATED AIR HAND-DRYER.
- AVOID RE-CONTAMINATION BY USING PAPER TOWEL TO TURN OFF WATER AND OPENING THE RESTROOM DOOR.
A FEW SYMPTOMS TO REPORT ARE:
VOMITING DIARRHEA JAUNDICE SORE THROAT WITH FEVER FEVER INFECTED CUTS
NOROVIRUS IS FOUND IN THE ___ OF INFECTED PEOPLE.
STOOL AND VOMIT
FOUR WAYS NOROVIRUS CAN BE SPREAD ARE ___.
- EATING AND DRINKING LIQUIDS CONTAMINATED WITH THE VIRUS.
- TOUCHING SURFACES OR OBJECTS CONTAMINATED AND TOUCHING HAND TO MOUTH.
- HAVING DIRECT CONTACT TO STOOL OR VOMIT FROM AN INFECTED PERSON.
- HAVING CONTACT WITH TINY DROPLETS OF VOMIT THAT BECOMES AIRBORNE DURING A VOMITING INCIDENT OR FROM SPLASHING.