Carleton Place hospital dealing with Norovirus outbreak
Posted Dec 31, 2016 09:49:55 AM.
Last Updated Dec 31, 2016 10:09:05 AM.
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OTTAWA–A Norovirus outbreak at the Carleton Place and District Memorial Hospital has forced officials to close part of the inpatient unit.
The hospital posted the notice on its website advising people with plans to visit patients to postpone those plans.
Norovirus is highly contagious: Symptoms include nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting, as well as a mild fever, headache and muscle ache.
Symptoms can last 24 to60 hours, and you’re still contagious for 48-hours after those symptoms disappear.
Patients needing emergency care can still go to the emergency department at the hospital.
Officials are working with Public Health to deal with the outbreak.
