The Christmas Gift you do not want to get
It’s the gift you don’t want to give or receive for Christmas — norovirus. KFL&A Public Health’s surveillance program that monitors symptoms presented at emergency department visits and admissions at area hospitals is showing a surge in gastrointestinal illness activity in KFL&A residents. Norovirus, a gastrointestinal virus with symptoms that include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal […]
About noroviruses
Noroviruses Noroviruses are a group of viruses (previously known as Norwalk-like viruses) that can affect the stomach and intestines. These viruses can cause people to have gastroenteritis, an inflammation of the stomach and the large intestines. Gastroenteritis is sometimes called a calicivirus infection or food poisoning, even though it may not always be related to […]
