{"id":11583,"date":"2025-12-01T11:00:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T05:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=11583"},"modified":"2025-12-01T16:23:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T10:53:08","slug":"about-norovirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/about-norovirus\/","title":{"rendered":"Norovirus"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Norovirus Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cases of norovirus, commonly known as the &#8220;winter vomiting disease,&#8221; have been rising in the United States in recent weeks.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Norovirus<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>common and highly contagious virus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that <\/span><b>causes inflammation in the stomach<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>intestines<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a condition known as <\/span><b>gastroenteritis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also sometimes <\/span><b>referred to as the \u2018stomach flu\u2019<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or the \u2018<\/span><b>winter vomiting bug\u2019.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Norovirus outbreaks <\/span><b>usually happen <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">seasonally <\/span><b>in colder months.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>People of all ages can get infected <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and sick with norovirus, which spreads very easily and quickly.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These viruses are responsible for about <\/span><b>90% of viral gastroenteritis outbreaks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>close to 50% of cases across the world.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can <\/span><b>get norovirus illness many times in your life<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> because there are many different types of noroviruses.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Transmission<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can get norovirus <\/span><b>from an infected person<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>contaminated food or water,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or by <\/span><b>touching contaminated surfaces.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Norovirus infection occurs most frequently in <\/span><b>closed and crowded environments.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>People infected<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with norovirus are <\/span><b>contagious<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from the <\/span><b>moment they begin feeling ill to at least 3 days after recovery.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Symptoms<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Symptoms may include <\/span><b>vomiting, diarrhoea, stomach cramps, nausea,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> fever, and tiredness.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In <\/span><b>extreme cases<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>loss of fluids<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> could<\/span><b> lead to dehydration.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Treatment<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Most people recover completely without treatment.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>No vaccines<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are currently available to prevent norovirus. <\/span><b>Treatment <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for the infection <\/span><b>focuses on relieving your symptoms.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is important to <\/span><b>maintain hydration<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the acute phase.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I<\/span><b>n extreme case<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s, patients have to be <\/span><b>administered rehydration fluids intravenously.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>What is the Difference Between Norovirus and the Stomach Flu?<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Norovirus causes gastroenteritis, which some people may call the \u201cstomach flu.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The influenza virus causes respiratory flu, not gastroenteritis.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/world-news\/all-about-norovirus-a-winter-vomiting-disease-thats-spreading-rapidly-in-us-9723667\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NDT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Norovirus is a common and highly contagious virus that causes inflammation in the stomach and intestines, a condition known as 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