# Possible Norovirus Outbreak at RNC **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 19, 2016, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-norovirus-outbreak-at-rnc/760338 "2016-07-19T19:00:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-norovirus-outbreak-at-rnc/760338/1 "2016-07-19T19:00:43Z")
> [@](#): > > Norovirus, also known as Norwalk virus, is a fast-spreading and very unpleasant gastrointestinal illness. It thrives in environments with lots of people in close quarters, like health care facilities, [cruise ships](https://consumerist.com/2016/05/09/cruise-ship-norovirus-season-begins-252-passengers-sick-on-ship-docked-in-maine/), and [conventions](https://consumerist.com/2014/04/30/food-poisoning-suspected-after-more-than-100-people-fall-ill-during-food-safety-summit/). That’s why it’s bad news that norovirus has been reported at a big gathering in Cleveland happening now: the Republican National Convention. > > Yes, as thousands of delegates from across the country arrive in Cleveland to spend time crammed in an arena together, eleven people who arrived early from the delegation from California report symptoms of a disease resembling norovirus. It hasn’t yet been confirmed to be the super-contagious virus, since officials are waiting for lab tests to come back. [Possible Norovirus Among Staffers At Republican National Convention – Consumerist](https://consumerist.com/2016/07/19/possible-norovirus-among-staffers-at-republican-national-convention/) > [@](#): > > SANDUSKY, Ohio – Eleven Californians – who arrived for planning meetings in Cleveland ahead of the Republican National Convention and are now staying at Kalahari resort – [contracted a disease resembling norovirus](http://www.cleveland.com/rnc-2016/index.ssf/2016/07/california_gop_delegation_deal.html), Erie County health officials said Tuesday. > > The infected individuals were not delegates, but rather a group that planned activities and provided logistical support in Cleveland last week, Erie County Health Commissioner Pete Schade said. Members of the delegation have been asked to take precautions such as frequently washing their hands and separating themselves from large crowds, he said. > **[11 Californians contract likely norovirus before RNC, now staying at Kalahari](https://www.cleveland.com/rnc-2016/2016/07/california_delegation_falls_il.html)** > > Several members of a California planning committee that arrived in Northeast Ohio ahead of the Republican National Convention came down with an illness similar to norovirus, the Erie County health commissioner said Tuesday. ---
**Author:** ![spamforbrains](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@spamforbrains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spamforbrains)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-norovirus-outbreak-at-rnc/760338/2 "2016-07-19T19:24:41Z")
I’m interested to see what else could possibly go wrong with this convention. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-norovirus-outbreak-at-rnc/760338/3 "2016-07-19T19:35:18Z")
When they said Trump was a plague upon the Republican party, I didn’t think they meant it _literally_. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-norovirus-outbreak-at-rnc/760338/4 "2016-07-19T19:37:39Z")
That’s just some nasty, nasty shit. And also norovirus. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-norovirus-outbreak-at-rnc/760338/5 "2016-07-19T19:39:32Z")
“Separating yourself from large crowds” doesn’t sound like practical advice for delegates to a national convention. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-norovirus-outbreak-at-rnc/760338/6 "2016-07-19T19:48:49Z")
> [@spamforbrains](#): > > I’m interested to see what else could possibly go wrong with this convention. - Boils - Locusts - Plague of frogs ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-norovirus-outbreak-at-rnc/760338/7 "2016-07-19T19:53:15Z")
If they all came from the same place, there’s a good chance that they were infected before they arrived in Cleveland. I really don’t want Trump, or any of the other speakers, to pull a “George Bush in Japan”, but everyone else is right. What else could go wrong? ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-norovirus-outbreak-at-rnc/760338/8 "2016-07-19T19:57:44Z")
They’re too busy fleeing from people they suspect might not have the correct bits to wash their hands after using the rest room. ---
**Author:** ![leftfield6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leftfield6/32/18780_2.png) [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-norovirus-outbreak-at-rnc/760338/9 "2016-07-19T20:03:53Z")
This video just in from the floor of the [RNC.](https://youtu.be/_SKdN1xQBjk?t=12s) ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-norovirus-outbreak-at-rnc/760338/10 "2016-07-19T20:05:54Z")
> [@spamforbrains](#): > > I’m interested to see what else could possibly go wrong with this convention. Frankly, I’m waiting for them to start eating each other. Whether from autocannibalism or a contained Zombie Apocalypse, I don’t care. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-norovirus-outbreak-at-rnc/760338/11 "2016-07-19T20:13:09Z")
Couldn’t have happened to a more deserving bunch ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-norovirus-outbreak-at-rnc/760338/12 "2016-07-19T20:16:57Z")
Looks like California _is_ going for Trump. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-norovirus-outbreak-at-rnc/760338/13 "2016-07-19T20:20:28Z")
> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > Frankly, I’m waiting for them to start eating each other. Whether from autocannibalism or a contained Zombie Apocalypse, I don’t care. Fortunately, prion disease isn’t likely to make much difference. ---
**Author:** ![pohjonen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pohjonen/32/423_2.png) [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-norovirus-outbreak-at-rnc/760338/14 "2016-07-19T20:48:37Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Looks like California _is_ going for Trump. I see what you did there. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-norovirus-outbreak-at-rnc/760338/15 "2016-07-19T22:42:50Z")
> [@Duckster](#): > > [Possible Norovirus Among Staffers At Republican National Convention – Consumerist](https://consumerist.com/2016/07/19/possible-norovirus-among-staffers-at-republican-national-convention/) > [@](#): > > CBS Sacramento reports that the patients in California were told not to share their food with anyone or to shake hands, and they’re currently quarantined at a hotel at the Kalahari water park about an hour outside of the city. **They’re presumably not allowed to go on the rides.** 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2016, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-norovirus-outbreak-at-rnc/760338/16 "2016-07-20T00:08:53Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > - Boils > - Locusts > - Plague of frogs Hmm, is Trump a firstbornchild? We can only hope. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2016, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-norovirus-outbreak-at-rnc/760338/17 "2016-07-20T01:14:38Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > - Boils > - Locusts > - Plague of frogs …rioting? …alien abduction? …the Rapture? ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2016, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-norovirus-outbreak-at-rnc/760338/18 "2016-07-21T01:19:55Z")
> [@spamforbrains](#): > > I’m interested to see what else could possibly go wrong with this convention. What else could? It’s only Wednesday. [QUOTE=running coach’s link] Kalahari water park [/QUOTE] Kalahari water park? Since when has there been water in the Kalahari? ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2016, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-norovirus-outbreak-at-rnc/760338/19 "2016-07-21T02:21:24Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > When they said Trump was a plague upon the Republican party, I didn’t think they meant it _literally_. Is this the point that I can wish a plague on both their houses (Republicans and Democrats)? Because I’ve always wanted to use that line. That, and “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark,” although since I have never been to Denmark nor have any personal or business affairs associated Kalmar regions it seems unlikely that the opportunity will present itself unless the Russians ground a trash barge into the Cimbrian Peninsula. One can yet hope. I have at least managed to apply most of the insults from Macbeth in daily speech at some point, an accomplishment which pleases me to no useful end. Anyway, as far as the RNC convention, I think if we add a former Yugoslavian model, a Russian Wolfhound, a crate of Vienna sausages, and a spiteful vampire, it would make a hell of a game of _Fiasco_, and I’m pleased to see that we’re already halfway there. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2016, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-norovirus-outbreak-at-rnc/760338/20 "2016-07-21T03:21:44Z")
FTR, I joined that company, as a temp, before the first spread of Legionaire’s. I didn’t even have to give a disposition that time. It felt good. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-norovirus-outbreak-at-rnc/760338.md?page=2)