howacupcake
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I've heard recently on Fox News about food poisoning at BCT causing 160 cadets to be sick. Does anyone have any more info about this?
First, I'm not a doctor and rarely sleep at a Holiday Inn. However, when a large group of people suddenly come down with nausea, diarrhea, and a fever, and the diagnosis is gastroenteritis (inflamation of the gastric lining) it is caused by a bacteria....i.e. food poisoning. A virus usually spreads a bit more slowly. (Unless of course it's a zombie movie and it spreads in a matter of seconds and have you noticed that zombie movies suddenly have really fast running zombies...what's up with that? But I digress.) The good news: It usually passes* very quickly. (No pun intended, nor visual image suggested.) The bad news: You feel terrible for 12 to 48 hours. My theory (again only based on what I've read so far, so don't take this as gospel) is that someone in food division has some 'splaining to do. (eg. Don't leave the mac salad in the sun for 3 hours.)
DS said he felt a little queasy and light-headed on Friday so stood down. They bussed him and a bunch of others to quarantine on Friday, where he finally was bored enough to write a letter home. He hasn't been seen in any of the Webguy photos the last 5 days.
Jacks Valley = Cruise Ship?!Now we're hearing it's likely Norovirus. Our daughter had it a couple of years ago when she was away at college in San Diego. Also common to vacation spots (like cruise ships). Luckily, it typically lasts 24-72 hours. Very contagious. Can be foodborne, and frequently associated with consumption of cold foods (e.g. salads, sandwiches, dressings). Not fun! Hopefully they'll have it contained before the rest of the wing returns this weekend (sending DS back with a little extra hand sanitizer....).
Falcon_15! How have you been?I think there are only a few kids left here in quarantine. They're still crazy about dissinfecting everything still though!