According to the CDC, you can find norovirus in your vomit or feces (poop) even before you start feeling sick. The virus can also stay in your poop for 2 weeks or more after you feel better. You can still spread norovirus during that time.

Be aware that:

• Noroviruses are relatively resistant to heat and can survive temperatures as high as 145°F.
• Quick steaming processes will not heat foods enough to kill noroviruses.
• Food contaminated with norovirus may look, smell, or taste normal.

Clean and disinfect surfaces

After someone vomits or has diarrhea:

• Wear rubber or disposable gloves and wipe the entire area with paper towels and throw them in a plastic trash bag.
• Disinfect the area as directed on the product label.
  • To disinfect, use a chlorine bleach solution with a concentration of 1,000 to 5,000 ppm (5 to 25 tablespoons of household bleach [5% to 8%] per gallon of water) or use an EPA-registered disinfecting product against norovirus.
• Leave bleach disinfectant on the affected area for at least 5 minutes.
• Clean the entire area again with soap and hot water.
• Wash laundry, take out the trash, and wash your hands.

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