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	from Joy Victory According to a recent CDC report, shared computer equipment can often harbor norovirus -- the stomach bug more often associated with cruise ship outbreaks. Given that so many of us work in offices and touch all sorts of communal surfaces -- the vending machine buttons, for example -- it's time to think about how to protect yourself.

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What Is Norovirus?
Known commonly as the "stomach flu" and sometimes as "Norwalk virus," norovirus is the second most common viral illness besides the common cold. And it causes one of my least favorite things in the world: gastroenteritis.
- Infectious Diseases Guide Anna Spector

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How to Wash Your Hands
Next time you wash your hands (and hopefully that is soon), try singing the Happy Birthday song to yourself *twice* while you wash your hands -- you will not only cheer yourself up, you'll get your hands far more clean. Just do it silently, or you'll look a little strange.
- Cold & Flu Guide Kristina Duda, R.N.

Stomach Bugs and Kids
For both kids and adults, a bout of stomach flu will usually go away on its own. But parents need to be especially careful that children don't get dehydrated.

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