Right now, 7:45, Fuji TV (Ch 8) is is showing how sharing a communal pot of NABE with shellfish can kill---SRSV attack of projectile vomiting on primetime TV!
SRSV (NORWALK_VIRUS_AND_SMALL ROUND STRUCTURED VIRUS) is associated almost exclusively with outbreaks of diarrhoea and vomiting. Vomiting appears to be a more prominent feature of infection than with rota and adenoviruses. Outbreaks have been associated with contaminated seafood such as oysters. Person to person spread is probably a component of almost all outbreaks involving SRSVs. Outbreaks in institutions have an epidemic curve typical of person to person spread. Faecal oral spread is probably the major means of transmission. Other routes are possible such as through environmental contamination through vomiting and possibly through the airbourne route. http://virology-online.com/viruses/Diarrhoea.htm
Remember to wash your hands when coming back to the NABE table.
