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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 ...
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 ...
According to the CDC, 40.8% of adults and 40.8% of children had been immunized as of the week ended Dec. 7. At that time last year, 40.6% of adults and 44.2% of children had been protected.
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 ...
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 ...
Norovirus is more commonly known as the stomach flu, and is the leading cause of vomiting and diarrhea from inflammation of the stomach and intestines, or gastroenteritis, according to the CDC.
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 ...
But so far, vaccination rates have been low; the most recent data from the CDC says that 42% of children and 41% of adults have received a flu vaccine this year.