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  • The Norovirus is going around like crazy -- you know, the one that takes out entire cruise ships?

    So . . . ewe are here 2008

  • The roughly 3,900 prisoners confined two to a cell were completely without water; 379 prisoners and eight staff members were seriously sickened by some sort of diarrheal disease, variously identified as the Norovirus, Campylobacter and, according to one Doctor I spoke to, "a mixture of fecal bacteria" that were never conclusively identified.

    Inmates Forced to Drink Poison Water - No Place to Go for Help 2009

  • Son Joe said until he saw the death certificate, he believed his father had been suffering from the same diarrhoea and vomiting bug - better known as the Norovirus - as many other patients on the ward.

    News round-up 2010

  • Norwalk virus, also commonly known as Norovirus, is a rapidly spreading foodborne illness, with symptoms commonly including vomiting and diarrhea.

    The Fergus Falls Daily Journal 2010

  • Health chiefs are urging people in the local community to take extra precautions to try to prevent the bug, known as the Norovirus, from spreading further.

    News round-up 2010

  • Health chiefs are urging people in the local community to take extra precautions to try to prevent the bug, known as the Norovirus, from spreading further.

    News round-up 2010

  • His son said until he saw the death certificate, he believed his father had been suffering from the same diarrhoea and vomiting bug - better known as the Norovirus - as many other patients on the ward.

    News round-up 2010

  • Health chiefs are urging people in the local community to take extra precautions to try to prevent the bug, known as the Norovirus, from spreading further.

    News round-up 2010

  • Four wards at the Royal Hallamshire and Northern General Hospitals have been closed because patients are suffering from the winter vomiting bug Norovirus which is highly contagious.

    unknown title 2009

  • Outbreaks of gastrointestinal illnesses such as Norovirus are more common in senior populations, since older persons seem to be more vulnerable to infection, as well as in populations living in very close proximity to each other such as cruise ships, hotels, and jails.

    Daily Democrat Most Viewed 2009

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