Because norovirus wreaks its havoc on the GI tract (triggering vomiting and diarrhea), it typically spreads through tiny poop ...

If you’re in the Tri-Cities and have been feeling ill, it may be norovirus. The Benton Franklin Health District reports a ...

Norovirus is known to cause some pretty nasty ... Lokant also noted that infected persons “have the virus in their vomit and stool.” So, for instance, vomit particles can float through the ...

Those with typical norovirus symptoms can generally let the illness run its course. However, if they have blood in the stool, high fevers, shortness of breath or other unusual symptoms ...

A healthcare provider can typically diagnose norovirus based on symptoms but tests are also available. "Testing usually isn't necessary, but a provider may test a stool sample to confirm your ...

Norovirus, also known as food poisoning or the ... "It can spread with as few as 10 particles through contaminated food, vomit, stool and even person-to-person contact." The highly contagious ...

Nearly 28% of norovirus tests run over the week of the ... Labs usually test samples of sick people's stool for the virus, which can be diagnosed up to 10 days after symptoms begin.

A norovirus outbreak on a Princess Cruises ship ... increased cleaning and disinfection measures to contain the outbreak and collected stool samples from those sickened for further testing ...

The results were weak: 53 placebo-group members (81.5 percent) became infected with norovirus, as determined by a PCR test looking for genetic evidence of the virus in their stool—and so did 76 ...

Here’s how to clean any hard surface that may have gotten contaminated with norovirus-laden poop or vomit particles: And for soft surfaces like carpets and sofas? You probably won’t be able to ...