FDA released a summary of a strategy intended to prevent human norovirus and hepatitis A virus (HAV) outbreaks associated ...
It’s the leading cause of vomiting and diarrhea in the U.S., with multiple suspected outbreaks in Washington state.
(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 infections cause watery diarrhea, low-grade ...
Norovirus—a highly contagious virus known for causing gastrointestinal distress—is making headlines this winter due to a ...
Over the last few months, the UK Health Security Agency has issued warnings after a surge in cases of the highly contagious ...
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 ...
This year, in addition to the typically annual illnesses, there is a rising number of norovirus outbreaks, otherwise known as a "stomach bug," according to the U.S. Center for Disease Control and ...
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 than ...
Consider the norovirus, a real terror of a pathogen, just a couple dozen nanometers in length, with its invasive acids tucked inside a protein coat. Exposure to fewer than 100 particles of norovirus ...
One study looked at a spate of norovirus outbreaks at nursing homes in New England during the winter of 2006–07, and found that locations where staff made regular use of hand sanitizers were at much ...
“Norovirus is a much more environmentally stable and hearty virus because it lacks an envelope,” says Infectious Disease Expert Amesh A. Adalja, M.D., senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for ...