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3rd January 2008, 9:00pm
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#1 | | Meatbag
Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Glasgow
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| Norovirus sweeping nation - eeep!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7169347.stm Quote: People struck down by a stomach bug sweeping the UK have been urged not to go back to work.
Doctors estimate more than 100,000 people a week are catching norovirus, which causes diarrhoea and vomiting.
Workers need to remain at home for 48 hours after the symptoms have gone and stay away from surgeries and hospitals, the Royal College of GPs warned.
The winter bug has forced the closure of at least 56 hospital wards across England and Wales, the BBC has learned. | I caught this last winter and I wished death upon myself as a welcome relief. Wash your hands every 10 seconds and make the sign of the devil at anyone who complains of a sore stomach, it's for your own good!
Seriously though people ought to be aware of this, especially if they plan on visiting very young or very old relatives, as it can rarely be fatal via dehydration.
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3rd January 2008, 9:09pm
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#2 | | Freedom with no direction
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Glasgow
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| Re: Norovirus sweeping nation - eeep!
Very nasty.
When i was away they were advising people to use antibacterial dry wash before eating as well as washing your hands. Seemed to work ok as no one that i know of got ill.
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3rd January 2008, 9:10pm
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#3 | | Piss Kidney
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| Re: Norovirus sweeping nation - eeep!
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Originally Posted by Plus1  Very nasty.
When i was away they were advising people to use antibacterial dry wash before eating as well as washing your hands. Seemed to work ok as no one that i know of got ill. | I have this stone that keeps tigers away... | |
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3rd January 2008, 9:20pm
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#4 | | Harvey Kartel
Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Beatdown Central
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| Re: Norovirus sweeping nation - eeep!
How does it work? | |
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3rd January 2008, 9:21pm
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#5 | | (suicidemachine)
Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Too large
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| Re: Norovirus sweeping nation - eeep!
Had this and C-Diff in the last few months. This aint nothin in comparison | |
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3rd January 2008, 9:29pm
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#6 | | catpie
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: in bed
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| Re: Norovirus sweeping nation - eeep!
this this is what I had over xmas. Still not as bad as the acute gastroentritis i got hospitalised with a few months back mind | |
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3rd January 2008, 9:33pm
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#7 | | (suicidemachine)
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| Re: Norovirus sweeping nation - eeep!
get C-dff, you'll shit black tar for 9 days solid whilst carrying about a morphine pump for the pain.
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3rd January 2008, 9:35pm
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#8 | | Meatbag
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| Re: Norovirus sweeping nation - eeep!
To be fair the chances of picking up c-diff in the average workplace is fairly slim. Unless you count the medics among us.
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3rd January 2008, 9:36pm
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#9 | | catpie
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| Re: Norovirus sweeping nation - eeep!
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Originally Posted by Largest of Gregs get C-dff, you'll shit black tar for 9 days solid whilst carrying about a morphine pump for the pain.
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3rd January 2008, 9:38pm
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#10 | | (suicidemachine)
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| Re: Norovirus sweeping nation - eeep!
still, experience that and you're close to the end of life Quote:
Originally Posted by fallen_nemesis mmmmm, sexy | Even sexier when they put you into isolation and you have to shit the tar into a cardboard cup several times a day and buzz a nurse to come and take it away for you every half hour
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3rd January 2008, 11:50pm
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#11 | | You look lovely today. SuperMod
Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Liverpool
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| Re: Norovirus sweeping nation - eeep!
Did you get her number? | |
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4th January 2008, 12:20am
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#12 | | HAX0R JIM DUGGAN
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| Re: Norovirus sweeping nation - eeep!
I heard he did. And that she got his number, too.
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"Number, too"... "Number two"... Get it? Number two, as in his shit?
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4th January 2008, 12:24am
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#13 | | Brazen.
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| Re: Norovirus sweeping nation - eeep!
Look at me, Im iller than yyyyooooouuuuu.
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4th January 2008, 12:44am
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#14 | | Medicated Drama Queen
Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bothwell/Dennistoun(the dojo)
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| Re: Norovirus sweeping nation - eeep!
This kinda thing turns everyone ocd(and quite rightly too). I was in work tonight(having not read this thread) and i went down the escalator with my hands on the hand rail and then thought "BOKE MAN how many rank people have touchd this today". Dont even get me started on handling money 
I feel like because i have the biggest ulcer in the world( actual record holder here btw) i'm gonna catch all the colds and bugs going. | |
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4th January 2008, 1:00am
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#15 | | ShakingTheDisease SuperMod
Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ptolomea
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| Re: Norovirus sweeping nation - eeep!
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Originally Posted by Joe Spinebuster Get it? |
in German A-level we were taught some jokes that used a kinda forumla, like we have "what's the difference between...?" or "knock knock. who's there?" ...
it went
[joke]
"which is funny because___________"
[explanation of joke]
what i'm getting at is that you're clearly a hun.
(ie bosh, not diagonal-accessorizer)
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