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Flu or Norovirus?

by admin | Feb 7, 2013 | Kimberly Allen R.N., Medical | 0 |

As if it isn’t bad enough that this has been one of the worst flu seasons we’ve seen in several years, there’s also a new strain of norovirus that’s running rampant across the country…

The norovirus is a member of a group of genetically diverse viruses that are responsible for causing highly contagious infection. In the US it is the number one cause of gastroenteritis with approximately 21 million diagnosed cases every year…