# Possible Norovirus Outbreak at RNC

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-norovirus-outbreak-at-rnc/760338>\
**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:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2016, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-norovirus-outbreak-at-rnc/760338/21 "2016-07-21T03:32:41Z")

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Delegate #1: “Why’s Donald sitting in the John?”

Delegate #2: “You didn’t hear? He’s got Norovirus clearing out his ass!”

Delegate #1: “Oh no! Don’t tell me…”

Delegate #2: “Yup… He’s squirting out both ends now!”

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**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2016, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-norovirus-outbreak-at-rnc/760338/22 "2016-07-21T03:37:03Z")

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Weird fact: Norovirus used to be called the Norwalk Virus, named for the city of Norwalk, Ohio where the first recorded outbreak happened in 1968.

Norwalk is a half hour south of Sandusky, where all of these delegates are. It’s more than a half hour closer to Sandusky than Cleveland is.

> **[Norovirus](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwalk_virus)**
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> Norovirus, sometimes referred to as the winter vomiting disease, is the most common cause of gastroenteritis. Infection is characterized by non-bloody diarrhea, vomiting, and stomach pain. Fever or headaches may also occur. Symptoms usually develop 12 to 48 hours after being exposed, and recovery typically occurs within one to three days. Complications are uncommon, but may include dehydration, especially in the young, the old, and those with other health problems.
> The virus is usually spread by...

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**Author:** ![kferr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/71e660/32.png) [@kferr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kferr)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2016, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-norovirus-outbreak-at-rnc/760338/23 "2016-07-21T13:02:21Z")

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Once the blame game starts I want to see this headline:

**Hillary has Republicans shitting themselves!**

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**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2016, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-norovirus-outbreak-at-rnc/760338/24 "2016-07-21T13:05:05Z")

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> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#):
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> - Boils
> - Locusts
> - Plague of frogs

Trump might count as a plague of bigmouth frogs all by himself.

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**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2016, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-norovirus-outbreak-at-rnc/760338/25 "2016-07-21T13:59:35Z")

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> [@Sunspace](#):
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> …rioting?  
> …alien abduction?  
> …the Rapture?

For some reason this triggered a question in my mind: what if the Rapture happened, and The Donald were Left Behind?

My guess is that he would fire God.

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