Students vomiting all over South and West Quad. Amazingly, alcohol not involved
Apparently there's a norovirus outbreak going on in South Quad and West Quad. The source of the outbreak is unknown.
So unless it's absolutely necessary, stay the hell out of there. Norovirus ranks pretty high on the "things that make you feel like you're dying" list.
https://www.michigandaily.com/section/news/students-reporter-illness-outbreak
February 18th, 2016 at 8:31 AM ^
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February 18th, 2016 at 10:21 AM ^
Got food poisoning from the West Quad salad bar when I was in middle school at the Michigan Basketball Camp. A good chunk of the camp did, actually. It was awful.
February 18th, 2016 at 12:06 PM ^
February 18th, 2016 at 12:52 PM ^
Never eat salad, especially out of one's home.
February 18th, 2016 at 8:32 AM ^
Nothing like shitting and puking at the same time. Good luck, kids (and I mean that).
February 18th, 2016 at 9:07 AM ^
Exactly what I experienced at the end of the M/ MSU football game.............
February 18th, 2016 at 10:28 AM ^
Ah...the infamous periscope effect after you are afflicted with norovirus. You look down your throat and see out your ass.
Hope it leaves town in a hurry. It is not a fun virus to endure. On top of that, there are a fair number of influenza cases in Ann Arbor.
February 18th, 2016 at 9:13 AM ^
That's one way to lose the weight gained over the holidays.
February 18th, 2016 at 9:21 AM ^
I upvoted you for finding something something positive about this topic.
February 18th, 2016 at 10:59 AM ^
She got it about two months after our last child was born. Nice to know there are other people that can see the bright side of things.
February 18th, 2016 at 9:59 AM ^
I got norovirus last winter. For the first week... I literally did not go any longer than 30 minutes straight without shitting or vomitting, or often times both. After about two weeks I lost 20 pounds.
I was a student at UM back around 2000... I know SQ and WQ well.... there aren't enough toilets in those halls.
Thoughts and prayers (I actually mean it this time)
February 18th, 2016 at 10:03 AM ^
My friends and I refer to this as the rocking chair. Way funnier in a drinking context and still not that funny.
February 18th, 2016 at 11:54 AM ^
There's roughly a 0% chance of farting while you have a norovirus.
February 18th, 2016 at 1:01 PM ^
February 18th, 2016 at 3:37 PM ^
Did this in March 2013, the day after Trey Burke destroyed Kansas. Passed out from dehydration while sitting on the toilet and woke up on the bathroom floor with a big bump on my head. Easter in the hospital wasn't that great.
February 18th, 2016 at 8:32 AM ^
My understanding is that it's not really norovirus. It seems that the 15' tall statue of Dave Brandon that they put in Regents Plaza is not being at all well-received.
February 18th, 2016 at 8:32 AM ^
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February 18th, 2016 at 8:34 AM ^
February 18th, 2016 at 8:35 AM ^
Norovirus is the one time that I honestly felt I was going to die. I "slept" on the bathroom floor - was too weak to get myself to a bed. Cramps so bad for hours at a time. Stuff coming out of both ends for hours at a time. It was merciless.
I'm feeling for ya, students.
February 18th, 2016 at 9:15 AM ^
At least you were conserving momentum.
February 18th, 2016 at 1:47 PM ^
Physics.
February 18th, 2016 at 8:35 AM ^
These comments are all timers... so far.
February 18th, 2016 at 8:40 AM ^
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February 18th, 2016 at 8:47 AM ^
Norovirus survivor myself. Ten years ago. Kids brought it home from elementary school. We experienced a month of nastiness as it went through each one of us. Bring a pillow and a blanket into the bathroom and try to aim straight. Force feed yourself fluids (G2 is my fav). Enjoy the visions and weightloss.
February 18th, 2016 at 10:21 AM ^
is going around the elementary schools and daycares right now as well. This has been a very long, gross week at the ijohnb residence.
February 18th, 2016 at 10:53 AM ^
May I offer a modest proposal?
February 18th, 2016 at 8:49 AM ^
Channel 7 ran with the Norovirus outbreak as their second or third story this morning, complete with interviews of students who were talking about some of the precautions like food service now occuring behind glass and so forth to prevent, oh, aerosolized vomit from getting onto food and making things that much worse.
I've had it, as have others here apparently. Even though it runs for only a couple days, I wouldn't wish those couple days on anyone. It's an....experience. I'll put it politely.
February 18th, 2016 at 8:54 AM ^
February 18th, 2016 at 8:51 AM ^
That is a great headline
February 18th, 2016 at 8:51 AM ^
February 18th, 2016 at 9:18 AM ^
February 18th, 2016 at 11:24 AM ^
A more truthful comment has never been typed onto the internet screen.
February 18th, 2016 at 12:05 PM ^
And I'm not referring to the sensation that you've transmogrified yourself into a wrathful double-ended volcano god, though there is that.
The first hour you have norovirus, you're afraid you're going to die.
Several hours later, you're afraid you won't.
February 18th, 2016 at 8:52 AM ^
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February 18th, 2016 at 8:57 AM ^
My son is in West Quad and so far has avoided (knock on Brandon's head). I told him to become the Bubble Boy.
February 18th, 2016 at 8:59 AM ^
Can confirm this. Have had to take a friend to urgent care. I'd estimate a few hundred sick.
Nobody will eat in South Quad anymore (our biggest dining hall); it has been only 5-10% full all week.
February 18th, 2016 at 9:00 AM ^
When OP 1st started posting here, I didn't like him. In hindsight, I'm ashamed of myself.
February 18th, 2016 at 9:11 AM ^
I feel like it took the hatter a week or two to find the line between funny and poor taste. I mostly find him (her? no obviously a him) funny these days.
February 18th, 2016 at 10:01 AM ^
Actually, it took a couple of months (and one caved account) to find that line, but I think I walk it ok for the most part.
Much like a fungus, I grow on things. Except fungi don't usually try to make people laugh. Unless you think a yeast infection is funny, which I can assure you it's not.
February 18th, 2016 at 10:23 AM ^
When the fungus on point tho:
February 18th, 2016 at 9:04 AM ^
But not me.
Humans...
February 18th, 2016 at 9:04 AM ^
I'm gonna head out on that shaky limb and guess this is related to the swim team being violently ill yesterday.
February 18th, 2016 at 10:43 AM ^
February 18th, 2016 at 11:04 AM ^
And thus the beginnings of the zombie apocalypse.
Norovrius is the worst, although we had a tub close to the toilet so we could at least roll with the both-ends moments without creating an insanely horrible mess, just mostly horrible. The kids though were not big enough to do so and that was........... I still shiver thinking about it.
February 18th, 2016 at 9:10 AM ^
February 18th, 2016 at 9:53 AM ^
literally
February 18th, 2016 at 10:02 AM ^
Simultanoiusly.