I'm assuming the two people that were hospitalized from the assisted-living home are the ones listed here in this article:
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Norovirus Quarantine Spreads To Hospital
Dec. 11 - KGO - An entire wing of the San Mateo Medical Center is quarantined after staff began to report symptoms of the Norovirus. Meanwhile, a nearby senior facility remains under quarantine.
Doctors say by itself the Norovirus is not fatal but it can cause the body to become weaker and can complicate existing conditions and that's why San Mateo County is taking this outbreak so seriously. The virus is very contagious through direct touch, but doctors say it can also be airborne contagious.
We now have four more confirmed cases at the San Mateo Medical Center. Nineteen other people have symptoms. Two of those people live at a senior facility where quarantines residents say they think the county is going overboard and they're losing their patience.
Isolation and a full-fledged lockdown -- that's how Ed Nightingale describes the past six days at Bonnie Brae Terrace, an affordable housing complex for seniors and the disabled.
San Mateo County quarantined residents after half of them and a handful of staff reported symptoms of Norovirus. Ed says he hasn't been sick at all.
Ed Nightingale, Bonnie Brae resident: "I'm very frustrated. If it wasn't for this right out here, I would not be able to come out of my room."
Ed managed to sneak out onto a patio where we also found Nancy Breech lingering to have a few cigarettes. She's one of at least 80 residents who got sick.
Nancy Breech, Bonnie Brae resident: "Achy all over. I had sweats, I had chills, diarrhea, extreme vomiting."
That was 10 days ago. Nancy says she's fine now but the virus has popped up just a few miles away at the San Mateo Medical Center. Twelve patients there have Norovirus symptoms and 11 members of the nursing staff are also sick. Ten of those 12 patients remain quarantined in the hospital's long-term unit. Most are elderly.
Dr. Alvaro Garza, San Mateo Cty. Dep. Health officer: "It can cause dehydration, so we're much more worried about complications, such as dying from dehydration, or in folks who have other diseases, chronic diseases & heart, lungs, kidneys, etc."
The hospital ordered heightened infection control in that particular wing -- gowns, masks and constant hand-washing.
Back at the Bonnie Brae, food deliveries are left at the front desk and Nancy Breech doesn't go anywhere without her hand sanitizer.
Nancy Breech, Bonnie Brae resident: "When I go in, I'll put this on again. I'll use this, even use it on my key. I'm even trying not to touch the doors except with my elbow."
Dr. Garza admits a full fledged quarantine would be less likely if the Norovirus outbreak occurred at a typical apartment complex rather than a senior facility. But so far only 4 of the 23 cases at the San Mateo County Medical Center have been confirmed as Norovirus. The county doesn't know if the two outbreaks are related but they say the quarantines will remain in effect until no new cases have been reported for three days.
http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=14014
Norovirus Quarantine Spreads To Hospital
Dec. 11 - KGO - An entire wing of the San Mateo Medical Center is quarantined after staff began to report symptoms of the Norovirus. Meanwhile, a nearby senior facility remains under quarantine.
Doctors say by itself the Norovirus is not fatal but it can cause the body to become weaker and can complicate existing conditions and that's why San Mateo County is taking this outbreak so seriously. The virus is very contagious through direct touch, but doctors say it can also be airborne contagious.
We now have four more confirmed cases at the San Mateo Medical Center. Nineteen other people have symptoms. Two of those people live at a senior facility where quarantines residents say they think the county is going overboard and they're losing their patience.
Isolation and a full-fledged lockdown -- that's how Ed Nightingale describes the past six days at Bonnie Brae Terrace, an affordable housing complex for seniors and the disabled.
San Mateo County quarantined residents after half of them and a handful of staff reported symptoms of Norovirus. Ed says he hasn't been sick at all.
Ed Nightingale, Bonnie Brae resident: "I'm very frustrated. If it wasn't for this right out here, I would not be able to come out of my room."
Ed managed to sneak out onto a patio where we also found Nancy Breech lingering to have a few cigarettes. She's one of at least 80 residents who got sick.
Nancy Breech, Bonnie Brae resident: "Achy all over. I had sweats, I had chills, diarrhea, extreme vomiting."
That was 10 days ago. Nancy says she's fine now but the virus has popped up just a few miles away at the San Mateo Medical Center. Twelve patients there have Norovirus symptoms and 11 members of the nursing staff are also sick. Ten of those 12 patients remain quarantined in the hospital's long-term unit. Most are elderly.
Dr. Alvaro Garza, San Mateo Cty. Dep. Health officer: "It can cause dehydration, so we're much more worried about complications, such as dying from dehydration, or in folks who have other diseases, chronic diseases & heart, lungs, kidneys, etc."
The hospital ordered heightened infection control in that particular wing -- gowns, masks and constant hand-washing.
Back at the Bonnie Brae, food deliveries are left at the front desk and Nancy Breech doesn't go anywhere without her hand sanitizer.
Nancy Breech, Bonnie Brae resident: "When I go in, I'll put this on again. I'll use this, even use it on my key. I'm even trying not to touch the doors except with my elbow."
Dr. Garza admits a full fledged quarantine would be less likely if the Norovirus outbreak occurred at a typical apartment complex rather than a senior facility. But so far only 4 of the 23 cases at the San Mateo County Medical Center have been confirmed as Norovirus. The county doesn't know if the two outbreaks are related but they say the quarantines will remain in effect until no new cases have been reported for three days.