Centre of Health Protection defines “Sapovirus” as an RNA virus that belongs to the family Caliciviridae. It has been detected in shellfish and environmental water samples. Sapovirus can cause acute gastroenteritis in people of all ages, but young children have the highest burden of the disease.
The mode of transmission is through the faecal-oral route mainly through contaminated food and water by contact with vomitus or faeces of an infected person. Sapovirus shedding in faeces may continue for weeks after symptoms disappear.
Christina shares how she got infected with this virus on 23rd April in a talk on ” Messy Podcast”.At 3 AM because of Multiple sclerosis, she washed her sheets, which was not a joke. The first time when she contracted with COVID-19 virus, the infection was spread in her chest and the speeding heartbeat made her concerned about her health condition. Her body became immune-compromised and she could barely eat anything.
The 57 years old actress amid her illness took a stool test in which she was diagnosed with sapovirus which happens when ingesting someone’s poop. She recalls the best from where she could have got this virus was from takeout salad from a restaurant that was about to close down for an unrelated reason.
Christina made a strong move to discuss her illness and how the disease made her wear adult diapers. She added”I make these jokes because if I don’t, I’ll suffocate. I’ll be done,” Applegate shared. “I’m not ready for the healing yet. I will get there. When someone says, ‘Have you accepted this as your new normal?’ No, f**k you, absolutely not.”
The story makes us aware of our food habits, and how conscious we need to be while choosing our food and any symptom cannot be just normal for any diagnosis.
For more updates about Sapovirus, Click here HTTPS://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4284302/
