Norovirus Outbreak

There's a developing story hitting the peninsula today and that is an outbreak of a virus that's starting to infect a bunch of people. The virus is called Norovirus (virus for virus and Noro for we have no fricking clue) and is a gastrointestinal virus and for those who have had one of those things, they plain old suck. And this one sounds particularly nasty, one of those things where for a few days, everything comes out of everywhere and we don't think we need to go any further in the description. So far, the virus has infected a bunch of people at a Belmont senior living center and is thought to have also shown up at three medical facilities in San Mateo County. Upwards of forty-five people are said to have it.

The bug is definitely not that dangerous, although it can be if found in the elderly. It has still led to one of the healthcare facilities, Bonnie Brae Terrace, to be quarantined and that's never good thing. Lots of visions of that scene in E.T. with the house all tarped up and those sick houses during the plague. The virus is highly contagious and spread through the usual means of spreading-- door knobs, prepared food, etc. Doctors say this should be a pretty easy thing to take care of. Patients who have it are isolated and many of the facility employees are being told to stay home. Those who are working are all geared up gloves and masks, you know, the whole Michael Jackson look