{"id":529,"date":"2024-02-27T11:54:01","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T11:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/retirednurseblog.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/27\/norovirus-cases-continue-to-climb-in-the-us-especially-in-the-northeast-cdc-data-shows\/"},"modified":"2024-02-27T11:54:01","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T11:54:01","slug":"norovirus-cases-continue-to-climb-in-the-us-especially-in-the-northeast-cdc-data-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/retirednurseblog.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/27\/norovirus-cases-continue-to-climb-in-the-us-especially-in-the-northeast-cdc-data-shows\/","title":{"rendered":"Norovirus cases continue to climb in the US, especially in the Northeast, CDC data shows"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cases of norovirus are on the rise in the US, on par with seasonal trends, according to the most recent data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. <\/p>\n

In the week ending February 17,\u00a0more than 12%\u00a0of tests for norovirus \u2013 a common and very contagious virus that causes gastrointestinal symptoms \u2013 came back positive, CDC data showed. That\u2019s up from 11.5% the week before. Cases are particularly high in the Northeast, where\u00a0more than 13%\u00a0of tests came back positive. Positivity rates in the region have been over 13% since late January. <\/p>\n

However, these levels are below what they were at this point last season, when about 15% of tests were positive, both nationally and in the Northeast. <\/p>\n

Outbreaks of norovirus are most common in the late fall, winter and early spring, according to the CDC. <\/p>\n

Norovirus is\u00a0the\u00a0most common cause of acute gastroenteritis\u00a0\u2013 often called a stomach bug \u2013 in the United States, according to the CDC. It causes 19 million to 21 million illnesses every year, most often in crowded environments such as nursing homes, day care centers and cruise ships. <\/p>\n

It can spread when you come into direct contact with someone who\u2019s infected, consume food or liquids contaminated with the virus or touch contaminated surfaces and then put your fingers in your mouth. The CDC warns that an infected person can still spread norovirus two or more weeks after symptoms resolve. <\/p>\n

The most common symptoms are diarrhea, vomiting, nausea and stomach pain. There\u2019s no specific treatment for norovirus, but experts recommend drinking plenty of liquids to avoid dehydration. In order to prevent illness, the CDC recommends washing your hands, rinsing fruits and vegetables and cooking shellfish thoroughly. <\/p>\n

The US Food and Drug Administration issued an advisory in January\u00a0warning against\u00a0the sale and consumption of certain oysters from Baja California and Mexico due to potential norovirus contamination. <\/p>\n

In December, more than\u00a0200 suspected cases\u00a0of norovirus were linked to a sushi restaurant in North Carolina. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

This post appeared first on cnn.com<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Cases of norovirus are on the rise in the US, on par with seasonal trends, according to the most recent data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the week ending February 17,\u00a0more than 12%\u00a0of tests for norovirus \u2013 a common and very contagious virus that causes gastrointestinal symptoms \u2013 came back …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":530,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"loftocean_post_primary_category":0,"loftocean_post_format_gallery":"","loftocean_post_format_gallery_ids":"","loftocean_post_format_gallery_urls":"","loftocean_post_format_video_id":0,"loftocean_post_format_video_url":"","loftocean_post_format_video_type":"","loftocean_post_format_video":"","loftocean_post_format_audio_type":"","loftocean_post_format_audio_url":"","loftocean_post_format_audio_id":0,"loftocean_post_format_audio":"","loftocean-featured-post":"","loftocean-like-count":0,"loftocean-view-count":675,"tinysalt_single_post_intro_label":"","tinysalt_single_post_intro_description":"","tinysalt_hide_post_featured_image":"","tinysalt_post_featured_media_position":"","tinysalt_single_site_header_source":"","tinysalt_single_custom_site_header":"0","tinysalt_single_custom_sticky_site_header":"0","tinysalt_single_custom_sticky_site_header_style":"sticky-scroll-up","tinysalt_single_site_footer_source":"","tinysalt_single_custom_site_footer":"0","footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/retirednurseblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/529","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/retirednurseblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/retirednurseblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/retirednurseblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/retirednurseblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=529"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/retirednurseblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/529\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/retirednurseblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/retirednurseblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/retirednurseblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=529"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/retirednurseblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}