to NOT visit house where all have had Noro Virus?

[Kitsilano]

My sister and her family have all had Noro Virus over last 5 days. Her DH was still off work Monday, very ill but has gone back today (Tuesday).

I was due to be visiting with my 2 DDs (7 and 5) on Thursday and staying at her house for the whole afternoon.

Now, we are having a BIG party on Sunday. Lots of planning and money already spent on food and wine etc. I am really looking forward to it. My fear is that their house will potentially be contagious even if they are (just) 48 hours past symptoms.

So I have said I do not want to take the risk and will not visit on Thurs - we will see them all at the party on Sunday. My sister has said she thinks there is no risk in visiting and clearly thinks I am being bonkers and OTT.

Interested - am I being really over cautious? WWYD?

No actually I think YANBU. You may get it randomly but I agree there's a lot of potential for it to just be lurking. It's only 3 more days til you see each other; not like the cancellation will mean months before catching up again.

You are just as likely to pick it up out and about
I suggest you barricade yourselves in the house, go nowhere and see noone.

I wouldn't go either. Even if there are no germs you will covince yourself their house smells of vomit and poo anyway

I wouldn't go. When I had norovirus it bloody came back a week later! I had it one weekend, then DS got it and was ill for the week. DP got it as I recovered and then I bloody got it again (I suspect it never really left).

Uggrgrhh wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.

Thanks everyone. I think starfishmummy sums up quite clearly what my sister thinks. But I find it hard to get my head round deliberately exposing myself and kids to it for an extended period as opposed to getting it by chance.

The fact that we dont know anyone round here who has had it this year and the kids are now off school makes the feel more remote too.

I know we may pick it up out and about but I dont believe we are JUST as likely to as going to her house for the afternoon.

Noro infects so quickly.. you can almost see it jumping from person to person, it moves so bloody fast. Much more likely to get it from spending time at someones house, or the office than from a shopping trolley handle or similar IMO.

I curse the bastards who go straight back to work after they've been off with it though.

YANBU - norovirus is just an awful bug and is contagious for at least a week after the symptoms have stopped.... I definitely wouldn't go.

All those posters saying you should go as you might catch it anywhere - - yes you might but why would you deliberately expose yourselves just days before you are having a party?

The children will likely be playing with toys that your sisters children have just been playing with. No I would stay away!

I wouldn't risk it!

I've had to go to work on a ward with d&v, if there had been any choice at all I wouldn't have been there! It's horrid waiting and wondering if you are going to get it next!

Norovirus is so unbelievably contagious, it's not worth it!

I wouldn't go and I would even consider uninviting them to your party! We had exactly the same scenario last year and despite being well the friends infected our house and my whole family took turns being ill over Xmas, including relatives who flew over from the USA for a biannual trip- they spent the whole time ill and locked in my spare bedroom. Obviously not the friends fault, but best avoided if at all possible.

Ds has it today, he's been sick every 15-30 mins since 5am, hoping we don't get it! Yanbu I wouldn't risk it if you'll see them on Sunday anyway.

We had it last year and it was hell. I never want to have it again. YANBU!

Don't go, it's super contagious. My DP and I visited a family who had had it and within 48hours we were being sick. Nice. I wasn't very impressed as they'd been "over it" for a few days, but clearly hadn't cleaned and washed surfaces/doorhandles etc. I did all mine after we'd recovered and noone who visited after got ill. It's not worth it and, yes you could get it anywhere but I assume after you get off public transport/before eating meals you wash your hands etc... You can't do that in someone elses house/go in with a mask and hand sanitiser.

I really wouldn't go

NV hangs on for a while, I recently found out my BF sent her DC into nursery less than 48 hours after they had been sick - same nursery mine attends and I was less than impressed.