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2. Worried about norovirus? Here's how to avoid the bug— and ...

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   Norovirus, aka the “stomach flu,” is still prevalent in the U.S. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that, nationally, more than 12% of tests for norovirus came back ...

3. Your winter illness guide: What to know about COVID ... - AOL

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   “Norovirus is the leading cause of vomiting and diarrhea from acute gastroenteritis in the U.S., responsible for 58% of foodborne illnesses and about 2,500 outbreaks annually,” Justman says.

4. It's norovirus season in the Northeast. Here are the symptoms ...

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   The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 16.2% of norovirus tests in the region came back positive in the weeklong period ending Sunday. That marks the highest rate since at least ...

5. Norovirus - Wikipedia

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   Norovirus, also known as Norwalk virus and sometimes referred to as the winter vomiting disease, is the most common cause of gastroenteritis. [1] [6] Infection is characterized by non-bloody diarrhea, vomiting, and stomach pain.

6. Gastroenteritis - Wikipedia

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   Norovirus is the leading cause of gastroenteritis among adults in America accounting for about 90% of viral gastroenteritis outbreaks. [18] These localized epidemics typically occur when groups of people spend time proximate to each other, such as on cruise ships , [ 18 ] in hospitals, or in restaurants. [ 1 ]

7. Transmission-based precautions - Wikipedia

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   Transmission-based precautions are infection-control precautions in health care, in addition to the so-called "standard precautions". They are the latest routine infection prevention and control practices applied for patients who are known or suspected to be infected or colonized with infectious agents, including certain epidemiologically important pathogens, which require additional control ...