Five fast facts about norovirus
Date:
November 22, 2016
Source:
Cell Press
Summary:
Cruise ships, nursing homes, and daycare centers are common breeding grounds for norovirus, a contagious stomach bug that infects 685 million people around the world each year. Despite its prevalence, norovirus -- which has no specific treatment and is particularly dangerous in infants and the elderly -- has received surprisingly little attention from researchers. Viral shedding can occur for up to a few months in healthy individuals.
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Cruise ships, nursing homes, and daycare centers are common breeding grounds for norovirus, a contagious stomach bug that infects 685 million people around the world each year. Despite its prevalence, norovirus -- which has no specific treatment and is particularly dangerous in infants and the elderly -- has received surprisingly little attention from researchers. In a review article published November 22 in Trends in Molecular Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine scientists and colleagues at the University of Michigan Medical School discuss what we know about the virus.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161122123509.htm
