The Noro virus is transmitted insidiously, in crowds, causes vomiting, diarrhea, nasty - and is on the rise: 17,000 people contracted the disease this winter in North Rhine-Westphalia, 12,000 more than last year. And rising - and that just before Carnival. Ruined the pathogen, the session?
EXPRESS clarifies the main issues with Dr. Ulrich van Treeck by the National Institute for Health and Labor.
More than three times as many disorders, such as in the previous year, 2300 new cases in the last week. "The real figure is huge," warns Dr. Van Treeck "because not many people go to the doctor."
Why does the virus ever reaches farther, ' "Dr. Van Treeck: "The massive increase in this winter has completely surprised us. It is possible that the virus changed compared to last year, has become more aggressive. When creating new subtypes, increases the risk of contagion. "
Also not explained is also the early onset of the epidemic. Dr. Van Treeck: "We had the first cases in November - the year before it first went up in December."
The virus could spoil us the carnival? "We expect that the patient numbers in the carnival again neatly top speed - the infection when conditions are ideal Bützer, swaying and hugging. In addition, Carnival this year is extremely early - and falls exactly in the Noro-time. "
May we celebrate it anyway? Celebration is okay if this one pays attention to hygiene. Especially in public toilets and door handles in bars cavort viruses. So spend a lot of washing their hands when it ships. And who is ill should stay at home in any case - and the other fools indulge their fun. "
