Norovirus outbreak and how to minimize it

[Guest guest]

This outbreak of Norovirus in the news is part of a group also known

as Norwalk-type viruses. Being non-enveloped, they will not die with

oils such as coconut oil.

I went looking for adhesion sites and found that very short chain

inulin in the category of commercial FOS, and whey, contain the 2-

sugar, 2-link sugars mentioned in the study below.

Not only can our supplements prevent this virus from sticking, the

probiotics growing in the gut will produce an unfavourable

environment. We can add to that by getting more fucosylated glycans

using kelp or other seaweed that contains fucoidans and fucose.

In addition, the study noted lipase seemed to inactivate the virus,

I've also read that mucins including mucous, not limited to breast

milk, contain sugars that bind adhesion sites; not sure if it applies

specifically here.

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http://tinyurl.com/yhc9ol

Breast-feeding-associated protection against calicivirus diarrhoea is

associated with the presence of high levels of 2-linked

oligosaccharides in mother's milk, and human calicivirus strains

including the NV (Norwalk virus) use gut 2-linked fucosylated glycans

as receptors, suggesting the presence of decoy receptors in milk.

At least two fractions in human milk acted as inhibitors for the NV

capsid attachment. The first fraction corresponded to BSSL (bile-salt-

stimulated lipase) and the second to associated mucins MUC1 and MUC4.

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http://tinyurl.com/wzkom

29% of our study population was homozygous recessive for the alpha(1,2)

fucosyltransferase gene (FUT2) in the ABH histo-blood group family and

did not express the H type-1 oligosaccharide ligand required for

Norwalk virus binding.

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It appears 29% of people can't catch it at all. Good luck!

Duncan Crow