What is the best way to prevent kids from possibly bringing home the norwalk (or similar) virus this winter?
The whole family caught it last year. It was miserable. 3 days.. with 8+ hours of nonstop violent vomiting, plus an additional 2 days of diarrhea. Could not even keep a sip of water down. It was hell!
Not sure where it came from, but it was all over town and my oldest daughter had been attending daycare once or twice a week.
So I was wondering, besides cleaning and making sure everyone washes their hands, is there a vaccine, a spray, or medication that can prevent this from going around again in our home? I’m seriously contemplating an air purifier with ozone…!
By the way, this was a nasty virus. Within comming in contact with an infected person, you would contract the virus and begin vomiting within 8 hours or less! (I’m not kidding, it went through the ENTIRE family, including inlaws in a week!)
I’m just paranoid…. I really REALLY don’t want to ever get this again! lol
The best air purifier on the market is the Sun Pure SP-20C (same unit as the Continental Fan CX1000) at http://www.allergy-relief-air-purifier.com/portable-air-purifiers.html This is the same unit used in hospitals and labs for its efficiency and effectiveness especially against airborne viruses and bacteria. I would not recommend ozone as it is known to damage live tissue (your lungs) and is not to be used around children for sure. You can see the Sun Pure SP-20C in an invitro fertilization lab here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDDX_XWAcRY where gases, dust and bacteria are kept under strict control. The only other machine that comes close is the IQ Air GC and that is compared here http://www.allergy-relief-air-purifier.com/best-home-air-purifier.html Notice that the Sun Pure SP-20C is more effective, costs less and comes with a lifetime warranty. I hope this helps.
Air Purifiers are a good option. I found this article to very helpful. The Norwalk virus sounds brutal, hopefully this will help.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Air-Purifiers:-6-Steps-Before-You-Buy&id=5163432