According to the CDC, the northeast region of the U.S. currently has the highest positivity rate for norovirus, and outbreaks are popping up in South Jersey and parts of Pennsylvania.
The stomach bug is estimated to infect some 20 million Americans every year, causing nearly half a million emergency room visits annually, many of them young children.
According to the CDC, the northeast region of the U.S. currently has the highest positivity rate for norovirus.
“It’s a very contagious virus, very contagious,” said Dr. Dodi Iannaco, who is with Virtua Health in South Jersey. “Within the past two to three weeks we’ve seen more cases.”
Norovirus is a known problem on cruise ships but it can spread anywhere, easily, through contact with an infected person, ingesting contaminated food or water, or touching surfaces with the virus and then touching your mouth.
It’s also airborne.
Symptoms can include diarrhea, vomiting, nausea and stomach pain.
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