Norovirus: Think Restaurants, Not Cruise Ships, CDC Says
Source: NBC News
The nasty germ known as norovirus gets its bad rap from high-profile cruise ship outbreaks, like the Explorer of the Seas debacle that sickened nearly 700 people in January.
In reality, a new government analysis shows that you're more likely to get sick from the highly contagious gut bug in a far less exotic locale: at a local restaurant, spread by the (unwashed) hands of a food service worker.
Workers who fail to properly wash hands or use gloves and the 1 in 5 who come to work sick with diarrhea and vomiting every year help make norovirus the leading cause of foodborne disease outbreaks in the U.S., according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Health officials called for better adherence to hand hygiene rules — and policies that provide paid sick leave for food service workers.
Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/norovirus-think-restaurants-not-cruise-ships-cdc-says-n121401
Yes, well, if you will offer restaurant workers sick pay they will not struggle to work "sick with diarrhea and vomiting," but will stay home.
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