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 ...

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.

Norovirus infections jumped a stomach-turning 159% last month compared to the same span last year in NYC, where flu cases are also up nearly 25% so far in 2025, city Department of Health data reveal.

Norovirus, a gastrointestinal illness so severe it has earned the evocative sobriquets “winter vomiting disease” and “two-bucket disease,” inspired by the vomiting and diarrhea (often ...

Norovirus is one of those nasty winter bugs that just does not relent. According to the NHS, the number of beds taken up by norovirus patients has hit its highest level so far this winter, with an ...

Anna joined Newsweek in 2022 from The National Desk in Washington ... strain of norovirus may also be circulating, Epidemiologist Lynn Roberts with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services ...

Now, some survivors of the Southern California wildfires are dealing with outbreaks of norovirus and other ... our partners with LA County Department of Health and Kaiser Permanente are providing ...

Norovirus cases have surged, joining other viruses like flu, RSV, and Covid. Experts cite a new strain, GII.17[P17], responsible for 70% of outbreaks from September to December 2024. Symptoms ...

CORTLAND, N.Y. — Norovirus is high on the list of the most infectious diseases and it is spreading around Central New York right now. The experts said it's "unfair" how easily it's passed on ...

Cold and flu season is here but there's another virus going around — norovirus. According to the San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department, cases of the highly contagious norovirus ...

Cases of norovirus, also known as food poisoning or the stomach bug, have picked up steam across the U.S. The number of suspected or confirmed outbreaks skyrocketed at the end of 2024, with more ...

Atlanta — The U.S. has seen a slow surge of norovirus, the country’s leading cause of foodborne illness, with the Center of Disease Control advising caution and higher levels of cleanliness.