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

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 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 ...

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on May 22 that certain frozen, raw and half-shell oysters from South Korea could be infected with norovirus. According to a news release ...

Norovirus, the highly contagious illness that causes vomiting and diarrhea, has surged in the Northeast region of the United States in the past few weeks, according to recent data from the Centers for ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Several years ago, when asked what food I shied away from, one of the six on my list was raw oysters and other raw shellfish. As I said: Marler says that raw shellfish—especially oysters—have been ...

Norovirus is spiking across California, with wastewater concentrations and test positivity rates spiking, especially in the ...

Medically reviewed by Jamie Johnson, RDNMedically reviewed by Jamie Johnson, RDN It can be hard to tell the difference between norovirus (the most common cause of stomach flu) and food poisoning ...