North Carolina Nursing Home Residents Fall Ill with Virus

by Rick Shapiro

Rick is a Carolina injury attorney who handles car accidents, medical malpractice, FELA, wrongful death, etc.

2/2/2012
Rick Shapiro
Comments (0)

North Carolina Nursing Home Residents Fall Ill With Virus

According to the Winston-Salem Journal, numerous people have become infected throughout North Carolina with a norovirus, including at least 20 residents at two nursing homes in Forsyth County. The virus is spread by eating or drinking contaminated food or liquids and by touching an infected surface. The best way to avoid catching or spreading the virus is to wash your hands with soap and water frequently. Using hand sanitizer is not recommended because the active ingredient may not kill this type of virus. Because it is a strong virus, using diluted bleach or a household cleaner containing bleach is the best option for cleaning any infected areas.

Anyone who has the virus is advised to stay home while they have symptoms and for three days after the symptoms have cleared because they may still be contagious. The two affected nursing homes are trying to minimalize the spread of the virus by keeping patients in their rooms.

View Larger Map

Stomach cramps, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting are the most common symptoms. Less common symptoms include head and muscle aches, fever or chills, or lack of energy. While these symptoms are generally not life-threatening to healthy adults, seniors may suffer more severely and require medical attention for dehydration, especially if the staff is negligent in monitoring them sufficiently.

Please check on your loved ones in nursing homes and make sure they are not suffering from this illness. If they have been infected and are not receiving the proper treatment, contact a North Carolina nursing home neglect attorney to discuss your lega options. A random infection may not lead to nursing home negligence liability. However, if a lack of proper sanitation or a breakdown in acceptable nursing methods caused a mass outbreak of infection or other medical complications, then negligence liability may be imposed.

MH

Category: Medical Malpractice/Doctor Mistakes

Labels: Brannon disease illness infection long-term care facility North Carolina nursing home neglect attorney norvirus nursing home negligence

About the Editors: Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton is a law firm whose attorneys focus on injury and accident law and have extensive experience handling medical malpractice cases. Please take a few moments to review our medical malpractice case results. We serve every area of North Carolina, including the Outer Banks, Nags Head and the western mountains, as well as all the cities and counties in between. In South Carolina, we cover the state from Myrtle Beach and Charleston to Orangeburg, Columbia, Florence, Rock Hill, Darlington, Aiken, Anderson, Greenville and Spartanburg.

Rick Shapiro and James Lewis have been included among the Best Lawyers in America since 2008 and we have been named one of the Best Injury Law Firms in North Carolina for personal injury law since 2010 by U.S. News & World Report. In addition, we have been listed in the National Million Dollar Advocates Forum since 2009 and our firm has the highest rating of AV from national lawyer ranking organization Martindale-Hubbell. That means we have a reputation for demonstrating preeminent legal skill.

We offer free special reports on the Top 10 Tips From Experienced Medical Malpractice Lawyers and the Top 5 Surgical Errors You Must Know About.

While not every injury case meets our criteria, we offer a free, initial confidential injury case consultation, so call us toll free at (800) 752-0042. If you cannot get through due to high call volume, please leave a voicemail and so we can return your call promptly.

Elizabeth City, NC Personal Injury Attorneys
North Carolina (NC) Personal Injury Lawyers
Specializing in North Carolina Wrongful Death & Injury Law

1 Comments to "North Carolina Nursing Home Residents Fall Ill With Virus"

This blog is nice and amazing. I love your post! It's also nice to see someone who does a lot of research and has a great knack for ting, which is pretty rare from bloggers these days.
Thanks!
Nursing license

Posted by Nursing license on February 28, 2012 at 02:08 AM

Search Our Site

Get help Now!

Practice Areas

North Carolina Nursing Home Residents Fall Ill With Virus

1 Comments to "North Carolina Nursing Home Residents Fall Ill With Virus"

Post a comment