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What to know about norovirus as Bay Area holiday gatherings ramp up
A new GII.17 norovirus strain, highly contagious with as few as 5–10 particles needed for infection, drives seasonal surges during Bay Area holiday gatherings, officials say.
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Autumn brings the arrival of cold and flu season to the Bay Area – and with it, higher rates of a contagious stomach bug that’s infamous for causing vomiting and diarrhea. Norovirus, often called the stomach flu, spreads in North America from November to April. The virus is less deadly than the flu or COVID-19, but it can cause infants and older adults to become dangerously dehydrated. Most people soldier through several days of terrible stomach…
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