Posted By Martin R. Bessant Dennis, This depends on what the causative agent is for the gastroenteritis. The potentially infectious items will be the faeces and vomit from the affected person. If they are food handlers then there are safety implications from them handling food with possible contaminated hands hence the automatic suspension from duty. Gastroenteritis can be either viral or bacterial and of various magnitudes. A bacterial infection called salmonella may require antibiotics and take several weeks to clear up. I addition some bacteria release toxins which cause the major problems. There was an excellent programme on television about the body last night which delt with gastroenteritis. Hope this helps. Regards, Martin.

Posted By Denis Hands Gentlemen, thank you for your assistance. Denis