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Not to mention, CDC statistics available as of Dec. 27 don’t reflect disease spread over Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa. The CDC reported 91 norovirus outbreaks the week of Dec. 5 , up from 69 ...
Also sometimes called the Norwalk virus or winter vomiting bug, norovirus is an extremely contagious virus. It is a common cause of illness outbreaks on cruise ships, where more than 90% of ...
Experts say that's a concern given that norovirus is highly contagious. According to the CDC , it causes more than 19 million illnesses, mostly in young children, annually in the country, and ...
The norovirus was originally named the "Norwalk agent" after Norwalk, Ohio, in the United States, where an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis occurred among children at Bronson Elementary School in November 1968. In 1972, electron microscopy on stored human stool samples identified a virus, which was given the name "Norwalk virus".
There have been more cases of the highly infectious norovirus this season than totals in the past several seasons, but Kentuckians need not panic. Infectious disease expert Dr. Mark Burns, an ...
However, anyone who consumes raw shellfish is at higher risk of contracting norovirus. Children younger than 5 years old, older adults and people with weakened immune systems are more likely to ...
Now that pandemic restrictions have relaxed and many children and adults have given up measures like distancing or masking, the number of norovirus outbreaks has returned to levels similar to pre ...
The virus causes 465,000 emergency department visits, which are mostly young children. Unfortunately, there is no quick fix or medication to treat norovirus so experts say rehydration and plenty ...