The belief that handwashing is primarily a mealtime habit is one of the more consequential misconceptions in everyday health ...

Cruises are sold as floating holidays, but they are also useful for understanding public health. Cruise ships are carefully ...

In recognition of World Hand Hygiene Day, the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) is reminding everyone to ...

Southeast Public Health is warning people in the Kingston area of an uptick in cases of gastrointestinal illness and ...

What we sometimes call “the stomach bug” is viral gastroenteritis, an inflammation of the stomach and intestines caused by a viral infection. The most common stomach bugs are norovirus and rotavirus, ...

Alberta Health Services says a review linked to a norovirus outbreak at a chain of Calgary restaurants has ended. Between Dec. 3 and Dec. 22, AHS received 89 complaints involving approximately 200 ill ...

MARIANNA, Ala. (WTVY) - Jackson County schools closed Thursday for a full day of deep cleaning as officials work to reduce the spread of a suspected norovirus outbreak. The district posted Thursday ...

Norovirus — nicknamed the 'two-bucket disease' for its sudden and simultaneous vomiting and diarrhea — continues to spread across the United States at unusually high spring rates. CDC wastewater ...

Cruise ship virus outbreaks attract attention, in part because they are among the most closely monitored in the travel industry. This is what passengers should understand before setting sail. A string ...

A bottle of hand sanitizer sits on a table at Lee Auto Mall in Westbrook in 2020. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer) Hand sanitizer alone does not work well against norovirus, according to ...

EAU CLAIRE COUNTY (WQOW) - The Eau Claire City-County Health Department is reporting an increase in Norovirus activity across Eau Claire County. The health department does not track Norovirus cases ...