Examples of norovirus in the following topics:
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- Viruses that are known to cause gastroenteritis include rotavirus, norovirus, adenovirus, and astrovirus .
- In adults, norovirus and Campylobacter are more common causes.
- Norovirus is the leading cause of gastroenteritis among adults in America, causing greater than 90% of outbreaks.
- Norovirus is the cause of about 10% of cases in children.
- A = rotavirus, B = adenovirus, C = norovirus and D = astrovirus.
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- In the past, bacterial infections were thought to be more prevalent because few places had the capability to test for norovirus and no active surveillance was being done for this particular agent.
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- Causes include digestive tract disturbance and disease, motion sickness, brain disturbances and diseases, pregnancy, drug and toxin reactions, illnesses such as the flu or norovirus; or intentionally induced by an emetic.
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- Many pathogens undergo mutation from time to time, which changes the expression of their antigen, making immunization attempts fruitless for diseases like the common cold or norovirus.
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- Typically, quats do not exhibit effectiveness against difficult to kill non-enveloped viruses such as norovirus, rotavirus, or polio virus.