There has been no significant change in the number of students infected with norovirus at UConn, according to UConn Media Coordinator Karen Grava.
As to whether the campus is completely safe from further contamination of the virus, "it's too soon to say because you can continue to transmit norovirus up to two to three days after the symptoms end," Grava said.
Norovirus symptoms typically last one to two days, according to the Center of Disease Control Web site. Since it sometimes takes several days after contracting norovirus for the symptoms to manifest, there may still be students on campus who are contagious, Grava said. The main spike in the norovirus cases occurred last Tuesday.
Thirty students sought medical attention at the UConn infirmary after contracting norovirus. The virus causes nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. The students attended a Kappa Alpha Theta sorority formal on March 29 at the Adam's Mill Restaurant. Health officials are currently investigating to determine the virus' cause.
The university sent out a campus wide e-mail last Thursday alerting students and faculty to the outbreak after testing done by the State Department indicated that the sickness was norovirus, according to Grava.
"We sent out a public health notice as soon as it was confirmed [to be novovirus]," Grava said.
Contact Kate King at Katherine.King@UConn.edu.
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