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Prevent Norovirus Infection ！ ]
0 Symptoms ： Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and mild fever. Usually these symptoms last one to two days and then resolve.
0 Prevention ：
1. Frequent hand washing
Hand washing is the most effective way to reduce norovirus on the fingers. It should always be done before cooking, before eating, after going to the toilet, and after handling the waste of people with diarrhea or other illnesses, changing diapers, etc.
2. Disinfecting Cooking Utensils
Wash thoroughly with detergent and wipe while soaking in sodium hypochlorite. Disinfectant ethanol and weakly reactive soaps are not very effective.
3. Heat treatment of food, prevention of cross-contamination
In general, the virus is weak against heat, and heat treatment "at 75℃ for 1 minute or more in the center" is an effective means to lose the activity of the virus. Norovirus is contagious with a small amount of virus, and it is believed that even a small amount of feces or vomit adhering to food can cause illness in a large number of people. To prevent cross-contamination of food, monitor your own health on a daily basis.

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