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Norovirus is often called—incorrectly—the cruise ship disease. It is actually very rare that someone comes down with norovirus on a cruise ship; the risk is far greater in a school, day care center, office building, restaurant, nursing home, and even a medical facility. This is just one of the many fallacies about norovirus. The following is designed to clear up some misconc … read more

People getting sick in a restaurant is a fact of life for many establishments. Because we have to assume that the ill person may have norovirus, we have no choice but to know how to respond when this occurs and the proper actions to take to stop the spread of norovirus and prevent the situation from becoming more dangerous. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published … read more