Winter Vomiting Disease In The US: Health Officials Flag A New, Highly Contagious Norovirus Strain

The much-feared “winter vomiting disease,” commonly known as norovirus, is once again spreading rapidly across the United States.Norovirus is an extremely contagious stomach virus that triggers sudden and intense episodes of vomiting and diarrhea. Anyone who has had it knows how abruptly it strikes. You can feel normal one moment and then find yourself completely incapacitated by stomach distress the next. With the holiday season nearing and people gathering indoors, norovirus infections are climbing nationwide.Winter Vomiting Disease In The USData from WastewaterSCAN, a program that tracks disease levels through municipal wastewater, shows that norovirus activity is currently classified as “high” across the U.S., with a sharp rise over the past three weeks. Marlene Wolfe, Ph.D., a profess