On Feb 27, 10:36�pm, "Edwin Pawlowski" > wrote:
> "Sheldon" > wrote in message
> > I'm glad you're beginning to feel better. *I pretty much figured some
> > form of food poisoning
>
> The virus that is going around has symptoms similar to food poisoning, but
> that is not the cause. It is a form of a Norwalk virus and has very nasty
> traits. *I know quite a few people that have had it including my wife. *Some
> hospitals and nursing homes limited visiting because of it.

The Norwalk virus is classified as a type of food poisoning because it
is most likely associated with foods but like with all food borne
viruses can be contracted by many other means (dirty hands, sneezing,
coughing, etc.), but by ingestion of contaminated foods is the most
common form of transmission, which is why the entire spate (botulism,
listeria, salmonella, etc.) are called food poisoning but are just as
likely contracted by means other than with foods. A very common
method for contracting botulism is by ingesting soil (small children
playing in the dirt placing hands to mouth, eyes, nose, even ears - is
what most parents call stomach virus when they keep their kids home
from school - but had nothing to do with eating food). All vegetables
that grow underground need special attention to cleanliness, wash and
scrub well, especially wash onions and garlic after peeling...
smashing unpeeled garlic cloves is a highly unsanitary food handling
practice.

http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/chap34.html

Sheldon