A mother of a young child called the Vermont department on Feb. 5 to report the possibility of a foodborne illness outbreak after her 5-year-old son and others Her neighbor's two children aged 7 and 10 became ill with much vomiting and diarrhea which occurred within 12 hours. The little girl's illness became serious, so much so that her mother took her to a local hospital where she was admitted to the emergency room. The mother stated that the child complained of nausea at 10am on February 2, then began vomiting and having multiple episodes of diarrhea, was unable to eat or drink anything without vomiting. As evening approached, the woman took the little girl to the local hospital where she was admitted to the emergency room, here they noticed that the little girl was dehydrated and had a high fever. The child's stool and blood samples were collected and the child was given intravenous fluids as treatment and was subsequently discharged; the next day the mother followed up on the test results for the child and it was discovered that the stool culture showed negative results for normal bacteria (Brehm-Stecher et al, 2009, p. 1774). Two children who were neighbors reported having nausea, diarrhea, vomiting and fever, symptoms similar to those of the other child even though these two children were not as sick as the woman's son. These symptoms began a few hours earlier than those of the woman's son and the two children were able to go to school the next day after becoming ill. The three children did not play together from time to time and only attended a birthday party on February 1st, one of the mother's main concerns was homemade ice cream...... middle of paper.... .. You need to pay attention to children who use diapers. Noroviruses are contagious from the moment the patient feels ill and persist from 3 days up to a period of two weeks after recovery from the disease; anyone can therefore become infected with norovirus of different strains. No vaccine has been found to prevent the virus and there is no drug that can cure a person infected with norovirus disease since antibiotics can target bacteria and not viruses. To prevent infections, several preventative measures should be taken, including frequent hand washing, washing fruits and vegetables, disinfecting contaminated surfaces using a bleach-based household cleaner, eliminating any vomit, and keeping ensuring that the surrounding area is clean and that the person infected with the virus should not prepare food for a period of three days after recovery from the disease.