Your Typical Household Cleaners Wonāt Get Rid of NorovirusāHereās What To Use Instead
If you haven't personally experienced an unpleasant stomach bug this winter, you probably know someone who has: Norovirus cases have been spiking in the U.S. for months now. In early December, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released data showing that reported outbreaks had more than doubled compared to the same time period between 2021 and 2023. Norovirus outbreaks can be hard to contain in part because the virus is *extremely* contagious. It very easily spreads from person to person through someone who already has the virus or from contaminated food, water, or surfaces. The condition causes a flurry of gastrointestinal symptoms like vomiting, diarrhea, nausea, and stomach pain. "Just 10 or more particles of this small virus can lead to illness, and it can live on contaminated surfaces for one to two weeks," says Sherrill Brown, M.D., medical director of…