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The 2024 norovirus outbreak hitting the Northeast, including nearly 70 cases now being investigated in an upstate New York college town, has health officials scrambling to contain the stomach bug ...
Norovirus treatment There is no special medication for norovirus, but there are a few things you can do if you happen to get it. Staying hydrated is crucial, Dr. Russo says, noting that you lose a ...
The norovirus, aka the "stomach flu," is continuing to circulate, causing more cases in the U.S. Here's what to know about symptoms, transmission and treatment.
Individuals may experience distress from quarantine, travel restrictions, side effects of treatment, or fear of the infection itself. To address these concerns, the National Health Commission of China published a national guideline for psychological crisis intervention on 27 January 2020.
Longer-term effects of COVID-19 have become a prevalent aspect of the disease itself. These symptoms can be referred to as many different names including post-COVID-19 syndrome, long COVID, and long haulers syndrome. An overall definition of post-COVID conditions (PCC) can be described as a range of symptoms that can last for weeks or months. [83]
In adults, norovirus and Campylobacter are common causes. [11] [12] Eating improperly prepared food, drinking contaminated water or close contact with a person who is infected can spread the disease. [2] Treatment is generally the same with or without a definitive diagnosis, so testing to confirm is usually not needed. [2]
Norovirus causes intense diarrhea and vomiting — sometimes at the same time — and it's highly contagious.
That means that of everyone getting tested, more than 1 in every 10 people has the bug. Last year, norovirus peaked in mid March in the South, with 16.5% of all tests performed coming back ...