Comments on: Norovirus Outbreak Reported at Arlington Public Schools http://www.arlnow.com/2012/12/12/norovirus-outbreak-reported-at-arlington-public-schools/ News, Weather, Traffic, Events and Reviews in Arlington, Virginia Sat, 18 May 2013 23:13:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Sarcastic Jane http://www.arlnow.com/2012/12/12/norovirus-outbreak-reported-at-arlington-public-schools/#comment-283614 Sarcastic Jane Fri, 14 Dec 2012 13:18:27 +0000 https://www.arlnow.com:443/?p=61060#comment-283614 Skin virus is probably MRSA again caused by sports equipment not being cleaned properly both at school and at home. Wrestling mats are the biggest carriers of MRSA but it can live and contaminate just about anywhere. There are high powered anti-bacterial soaps specifically designed to kill MRSA that can be purchased online.

]]> By: Sarcastic Jane http://www.arlnow.com/2012/12/12/norovirus-outbreak-reported-at-arlington-public-schools/#comment-283344 Sarcastic Jane Thu, 13 Dec 2012 20:37:56 +0000 https://www.arlnow.com:443/?p=61060#comment-283344 Extended day programs are to blame. Excessive amounts of toys that are not cleaned regularly or stored in a manner to keep them clean or away from rodents, yes rodents are a regularly seen in all ACPS. Liberal Arlington parents not forcing their children to bathe and wash on a regular basis as well.

]]> By: Jenny2026 http://www.arlnow.com/2012/12/12/norovirus-outbreak-reported-at-arlington-public-schools/#comment-282999 Jenny2026 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:50:11 +0000 https://www.arlnow.com:443/?p=61060#comment-282999 I’m surprised they never sent anything out about the little problem Washington Lee had with some sort of contagious skin virus that was effecting the sports program. They still haven’t told us what it was.

]]> By: near you http://www.arlnow.com/2012/12/12/norovirus-outbreak-reported-at-arlington-public-schools/#comment-282994 near you Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:43:53 +0000 https://www.arlnow.com:443/?p=61060#comment-282994 I totally agree that schools should be disinfected. The only problem with that approach is that the moment a carrier walk into school, contamination begins all over again. Hopefully, the school system is making the cleaning crews ramp up their cleaning/disinfecting protocol. The best thing to do is let the parents and kids of the affected schools know it is their school and make sure the parents are cognizant of abatement measures, both at the school and at home. It would be nice if all parents checked their children for fever each morning. I know the busy, two working parent families will be inconvenienced (I am in that category) but public health must be the priority. Getting the Norovirus really, really sucks.

]]> By: Narlington http://www.arlnow.com/2012/12/12/norovirus-outbreak-reported-at-arlington-public-schools/#comment-282939 Narlington Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:27:59 +0000 https://www.arlnow.com:443/?p=61060#comment-282939 Isn’t that like the Arlington schools a day late and a dollar short. So is the school going to clean the buildings to kill the virus?

]]> By: AnalRetentiveChef http://www.arlnow.com/2012/12/12/norovirus-outbreak-reported-at-arlington-public-schools/#comment-282896 AnalRetentiveChef Thu, 13 Dec 2012 12:31:56 +0000 https://www.arlnow.com:443/?p=61060#comment-282896 20 seconds of washing? How many people do that on a regular basis.

]]> By: Amanda M http://www.arlnow.com/2012/12/12/norovirus-outbreak-reported-at-arlington-public-schools/#comment-282859 Amanda M Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:04:44 +0000 https://www.arlnow.com:443/?p=61060#comment-282859 My child attends one of the preschool classes inside an APS High School. We were not notified about this. I found this article through ArlNow.

Please add preschool families to e-mail information.

]]> By: southarlington http://www.arlnow.com/2012/12/12/norovirus-outbreak-reported-at-arlington-public-schools/#comment-282753 southarlington Thu, 13 Dec 2012 01:19:10 +0000 https://www.arlnow.com:443/?p=61060#comment-282753 THanks for getting this information about the schools very helpful….

]]> By: Gina M http://www.arlnow.com/2012/12/12/norovirus-outbreak-reported-at-arlington-public-schools/#comment-282737 Gina M Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:53:29 +0000 https://www.arlnow.com:443/?p=61060#comment-282737 Kids should really be home for 72 hours after symptoms have subsided. I know this is not always realistic, but it would definitely help curb the spread of things. People are very contagious for at least two days after symptoms have gone away; sometimes longer (the virus is shed in the stool for two weeks or more).

]]> By: BoredHouseWife http://www.arlnow.com/2012/12/12/norovirus-outbreak-reported-at-arlington-public-schools/#comment-282663 BoredHouseWife Wed, 12 Dec 2012 22:39:42 +0000 https://www.arlnow.com:443/?p=61060#comment-282663 thank you. I did not know that.

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