New Strain of Norovirus — the Winter Vomiting Bug — On the Rise
The Stark County Health Department is seeing an increase in norovirus symptoms being reported in Stark County
Although the flu is on everyone’s minds this season, the winter vomiting bug, or the norovirus, is making its rounds. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that the norovirus causes about 70,000 hospitalizations and 800 deaths each year, mostly in young children and the elderly. Some of the virus' common symptoms include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and stomach pains. The CDC points out that the norovirus is often referred to as the stomach flu, but it is unrelated to influenza. Sherry A. Smith, nursing division unit manager, said the norovirus is only reportable in Ohio as an outbreak when two or more linked cases occur in the same setting. And, many of the norovirus outbreaks in Ohio occur from November to the …
Nancy
10:00 am on Sunday, February 10, 2013
My husband and I had the noro virus the week after Christmas. I thought I was going to die. Thank God my daughter was there to help us...We were so sick that getting to a doctor was impossible. How do you really know how many people are getting sick as most can't get up to get help?...it took me a month to feel better...and yes we are residents of North Canton....so it is in Stark County more ›