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

According to AAA, 19 million Americans are predicted to go on ocean cruises this year, and likely thousands of them will be ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

What is norovirus? Norovirus belongs to a family of viruses called Caliciviridae and—like SARS-CoV-2—are made up of single strands of the genetic material RNA. There are dozens of different ...

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 ...

Norovirus cases are on the rise in the US: Here's what you should know about symptoms Recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that in the week of Feb. 17, over 12% of ...

With norovirus, hand sanitizer and common water filters don't work. The virus is small, and "extra sticky" on skin, Miko says. And it takes just a few dozen viral particles to make a person very ill.

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.