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Norovirus. Image Credit: Kateryna Kon/Shutterstock.com. Although the viral etiology was presumed early, the discovery was hampered due to the inability to recover and propagate the agent in vitro ...
As if cold and flu season weren't bad enough, this winter is turning out to be a particularly bad one for stomach bugs. By Dec. 11, 495 outbreaks of norovirus had been reported nationwide ...
A common stomach bug is surging, according to new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the week of December 5, there were 91 outbreaks of norovirus reported, up from 69 ...
Norovirus rates usually rise in the winter, because most outbreaks in the U.S. happen between November and April. On average, the country sees around 20 million cases per year, with nearly 110,000 ...
It's going to be norovirus 99% of the time during this season. In particular, if the illness begins with a sudden, explosive vomiting episode, that's noro (ph).
Cases of norovirus, a nasty stomach bug that spreads easily, are climbing in the Northeastern U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday.
Norovirus is the leading cause of foodborne illness in the United States, responsible for 58 percent of such infections acquired in the country each year, according to the CDC.
Norovirus outbreaks are common in places where people are close together and touch the same surfaces — like day care centers and cruise ships, said Dr. Camille Sabella, a pediatric infectious ...