Originally Posted by mrsD

In public places, workers have strict rules on how to handle vomit. No one knows if the person vomiting has hepatitis for example. Or AIDs.

But in a closed environment, the risks are much less. Certainly someone may vomit if they ate contaminated food with E Coli for example. That type of vomit might spread the infection.
But regular people? Just normal cleanliness guidelines should be enough.

But a normally healthy person, with vertigo or drug side effects doesn't have to be so strict.

I would wash any linens in hot water with mild bleach if possible.

The Norwalk intestinal viruses could be spread from person to person, and they are very contagious. So are the infant GI viruses very contagious, so handling contaminated things with vomit on them would be prudent. But you don't need a blowtorch or extreme measures.