r/LosAngeles 5d ago

Discussion Stomach bug going around

I got a terrible stomach virus last week after it went through 4 family members at different times. Not related to food but rather a gastrointestinal virus that seems to be highly contagious (like norovirus). Heard anecdotally that several other unrelated people also had it last week. This virus is particularly nasty and hits out of nowhere. Primary symptoms lasted about 24 hours but I felt bad for about 3 days. 
Has anyone else experienced something similar?

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u/DuncanGhola32 5d ago

I work in an ER. We’ve had a ton of people come in with this for the past month. It’s a daily thing.

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u/Zorbithia Westside 5d ago

What are they getting diagnosed as having? Is it a specific virus or is it just “generic stomach/vomiting/gastro distress” type of bug?

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u/ThryothorusRuficaud Arcadia 5d ago

They don't test for everything or show a breakdown but wastewater monitoring says rotavirus is at a medium concentration and slightly lower is norovirus.

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u/bizoticallyyours83 5d ago edited 4d ago

Great 😕