This Winter 'Puking' Virus Is Surging Across The Country — And Hand Sanitizer Doesn't Kill It
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The virus spreads easily and in different ways than other winter viruses. Here’s what to know.
Stuffy noses and bothersome coughs aren’t the only winter illness symptoms making the rounds right now. Lots of people are also getting sick with norovirus, an unpleasant stomach bug. The highly contagious virus is on the rise in many states across the country.
What is norovirus? “It is our most common cause of vomiting and diarrhea, and actually food-borne illness in the United States,” said Dr. Brintha Vasagar, a family physician in Wisconsin.
Those are the two most common symptoms, but fever, body aches and stomachaches are sometimes reported, too.
We typically experience higher rates of norovirus “from November to April, so we’re still pretty early in this season,” Vasagar added.
Norovirus cases are currently elevated, but a little lower than where they were by this time last year, said Dr. Camile Gooden, an internal medicine physician at NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk in New York. However, “Recently, there has been a surge in norovirus ... we’re seeing more positive testing,” Gooden added. This is due to a new strain of the virus.
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