Norovirus disease is very common in Japan where people customary eat raw shellfish such as oysters. The norovirus is highly contagious so small children tend to catch it at schools or nurseries and the parents often get it from their children.
I don't have any children and I had never got the norovirus until this week. I suddenly felt very, very ill on Wednesday. It was even hard to walk around at home, so I couldn't go to a doctor or chemist despite being so ill. Generally, when I get sick, I search on the internet to see what my illness is and what medicines I should take. However, this time, I was even unable to sit at the desk so I just stayed on my bed for a whole day.
My husband came home at around 0.30 am and told me that I had a fever. He said I should take the painkiller he got from the dentist when he removed his wisdom tooth. I was rather suspicious but it actually relieved the pain and allowed me sleep. On the next day, I felt much better and could walk around without a problem.
My brother told me yesterday that he had exactly the same symptom after he had eaten oysters.
Oh yes, oysters... I certainly had oysters Monday evening.
They were sold at a special price at the supermarket. No wonder why.
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