In recent months, several cruise ships have experienced significant outbreaks of the norovirus. This highly infectious and ...

The CDC records an outbreak when at least three percent of passengers and crew show symptoms, its vessel sanitation program ...

Norovirus cases have been surging this winter, with outbreaks of the infamous stomach bug reaching more than double the number of infections at last year’s peak. Because the virus is so ...

Norovirus, sometimes called the “winter vomiting disease” or “two-bucket disease” — because it causes both vomiting and diarrhea — is on the rise across the nation, even as seasonal ...

Annually, norovirus causes 19 to 21 million cases of vomiting and diarrhea in the U.S., 465,000 emergency room visits, 109,000 hospitalizations, and 900 deaths, per the CDC. Last winter, cases and ...

Norovirus has been linked to twelve outbreaks on cruise ships this year, sickening nearly 1,500 people, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This number surpasses ...

In 13 of those, norovirus was listed as the causative agent. The others were caused by E. coli, salmonella, or listed as unknown. The previous year, norovirus caused 13 of 14 outbreaks.

CDC Reports Rise in Norovirus Cases. The CDC has reported 91 outbreaks during the week of December 5, up from an average of 65 during the same period from 2012 to 2020.

Norovirus spread and symptoms Norovirus, also known as food poisoning or the stomach bug, is a highly contagious virus that causes inflammation of the stomach or intestines, per the CDC.

As the norovirus cases continue to spread in the U.S., you can't rely on hand sanitizer alone to protect you, experts warn. Norovirus causes gastrointestinal symptoms like nausea, vomiting ...

Elderly Residential Services are currently managing an outbreak of norovirus, believed to have originated from a visitor ...

Elderly Residential Services are currently experiencing an outbreak of norovirus, which is suspected to have originated from a symptomatic visitor.