Archive for February 19th, 2007

Curse you, evolution!

Monday, February 19th, 2007

This is the second time in about a month than I’ve been infected by one of these annoying noroviruses.

The symptoms of norovirus illness usually include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and some stomach cramping. Sometimes people additionally have a low-grade fever, chills, headache, muscle aches, and a general sense of tiredness. The illness often begins suddenly, and the infected person may feel very sick.

No kidding … I get up to get ready for my morning classes, and … blam! Instant illness.

Anyone can become infected with these viruses. There are many different strains of norovirus, which makes it difficult for a person’s body to develop long-lasting immunity.

Curse you, evolution, for making so many different strains of this bug!