Patricia L. Foster, Indiana University (THE CONVERSATION) In the last few months, schools all over the country have closed because of outbreaks of norovirus. Also known as stomach flu, norovirus ...
The NHS has reported that norovirus levels are presently 80 percent higher than they were at the same time last year. Fresh data reveals that last week (week ending 19 January 2025), an average of ...
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Cases of norovirus, a highly contagious and frankly miserable stomach bug are on the rise in the United States, according to the CDC. “We’re actually 300 or 400 ...
In the winter months, it seems few are safe from some kind of illness — flu, COVID-19, norovirus, colds. While many of the germs that cause this misery can circulate throughout the year ...
Norovirus is most commonly known as the stomach flu, but it is not caused by the influenza virus. It’s a different, highly contagious virus that generally spreads via hand-to-mouth contact about 12 to ...
Washing your hands is one of the absolute best ways to protect yourself against illness, and this is especially true of norovirus. Here’s how to do it the right way: Wet your hands with clean ...
Her work has previously appeared in Billboard and Reader's Digest. Alamy An outbreak of norovirus — the virulent, highly contagious stomach illness — has been reported at one of the shelters ...
Norovirus, a highly contagious virus causing gastrointestinal distress, is experiencing a surge in cases due to a re-emerging strain, GII.17, and decreased population immunity.
Pharmaceutical company Moderna has launched a large-scale Phase III trial that will test out a vaccine against norovirus, a frequent and sometimes dangerous source of food poisoning. Moderna’s ...
U of T News spoke with Lee about how norovirus spreads, how to protect yourself and your loved ones and why alcohol-based sanitizers are ineffective. Norovirus is a type of virus that typically ...
While the number of COVID diagnoses are down compared with this time last year, other illnesses such as the norovirus stomach bug, RSV and whooping cough saw an increase in cases in the last few ...
Norovirus cases are on the rise across the country, and Nova Scotia is no exception. The provincial health authority says although it does not track the exact number of cases locally, anecdotally ...