This Is The Source Of Most Food-Related Norovirus Outbreaks

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This Is The Source Of Most Food-Related Norovirus Outbreaks

<p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/03/norovirus-outbreak-food_n_5437615.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0uD_g8.c3oJijAXH5cHotQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-global/dims3/GLOB/resize/200x200/http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1831632/original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This Is The Source Of Most Food-Related Norovirus Outbreaks" align="left" title="This Is The Source Of Most Food-Related Norovirus Outbreaks" border="0" /></a>Despite norovirus’s reputation as a “cruise ship bug,” the illness is actually commonly contracted from food service settings, often from food workers who are infected, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Cruise ship-related outbreaks only account for about 1 percent of reported norovirus outbreaks, the CDC said. Norovirus is marked by nausea, diarrhea, vomiting and stomach pain, and causes 19 to 21 million illnesses a year (as well as 56,000 to 71,000 hospitalizations, and 570 to 800 deaths), according to the CDC.</p><br clear="all"/>

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