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that is very interesting because that article states 'Jacqueline and Nicholas Gair, from Benfleet, were staying at the Gran Bahia Principe hotel, in Punta Cana, with their three children and 38 friends and family, when they were hit by a parasite called
Giardia. More than 30 of the party were affected by the bug, which causes severe stomach cramps, diarrhoea, vomiting, headaches and nausea
for up to six months. It can lead to permanent health problems and is spread through contaminated food or water. The Gran Bahia Principe is a sister hotel of the Bahia Principe, in San Juan, where more than 300 holidaymakers have been hit by a similar bug.'
Giardia is NOT novovirus. If it causes those symptoms for up to 6 months it means it either hasn't been diagnosed or the treatment hasn't been taken for long enough. I've had giardia. Not pleasant, agreed, but once diagnosed & treated correctly it should be over in a month at the outside. The problem is thinking you are cured after a week of medication. If you are not it
will come back (been there, done that!). The
only way of knowing is a follow up stool test 5 days after ceasing medication.
This, if it was giardia they had, is a different thing altogether from the 'novovirus' at San Juan (if that is what
they had). Hope the lawyers don't think they can bring a class action lawsuit on 2 different illnesses at 2 different hotels - they'll get laughed out of court.
Maggiemay, your example reminds me of the reaction reps. got when they tried to move people before the hurricane got here........I think it was you who posted about that, too?