Alcohol-based hand sanitizers are ineffective against the norovirus. Hand-washing is the best way to prevent it.

Given the vomiting and diarrhea, the biggest risk with norovirus is dehydration, which can turn a short-term illness into a ...

As 2025 begins, norovirus, also known as the stomach flu, is surging across the United States. The highly contagious virus which causes unpleasant bouts of vomiting and diarrhea is causing a record ...

The FINANCIAL — Norovirus is the leading cause of foodborne illness outbreaks in the United States. Norovirus causes about half of all outbreaks of food-related illness. Most reported norovirus ...

If you suspect norovirus, make sure you're staying hydrated. Prolonged vomiting can have you at risk of losing fluids and important electrolytes. To avoid worsening nausea, Jennings suggests sipping ...

Wastewater detection of norovirus has increased. How long do you have to deal with its less than pleasant symptoms?

Cases of a highly contagious stomach bug are rising this winter, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. There were 91 outbreaks of norovirus reported by state health departments ...

It's the holiday season, which means it's the most common time of year for norovirus to spread. Here's what you need to know ...

It’s that time of year again, when the misery of norovirus strikes much of the U.S. Each year the pathogen causes an average of 900 deaths, 109,000 hospitalizations, 465,000 emergency room visits, and ...

Norovirus can be hard to prevent, but there are a few things you can to do to lower the risk of getting sick beyond wearing a ...

The dreaded norovirus—the "vomiting bug" that often causes stomach flu symptoms—is climbing again in California, and doctors ...

Norovirus, the USA's leading cause of foodborne illness, has become known as the "cruise ship virus" for causing mass outbreaks of food poisoning – and misery – on the high seas. Yet only about 1% of ...