norovirus
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noun
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Etymology
Origin of norovirus
1970–75; < Nor(walk) virus (with connective -o- )
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Chipotle in 2020 agreed to pay a $25 million fine in connection to the string of illnesses, which included outbreaks of norovirus, a pathogen that can be transmitted by food workers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
More than 100 passengers were sickened in a recent norovirus outbreak on the Ruby Princess cruise ship that departed from California last month and arrived back at port Thursday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
That’s not even the only cruise in the news right now for public health reasons—a norovirus outbreak on a ship called Ambition recently made dozens of passengers sick shortly after the trip began.
From Slate ● May 16, 2026
The big outbreaks on cruise ships, outside of COVID, are typically norovirus cases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
Like, when Anna got the norovirus last year, Morgan and I reenacted the fight she missed in the lunchroom.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
It also could include tuberculosis bacteria, measles, seasonal flu, and the noroviruses that cause stomach bugs, Saif and others suggest.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 18, 2022
While cholera is caused by bacteria, water transmits viruses too, including hepatitis A and E viruses, rotaviruses, noroviruses and polioviruses.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 1, 2022
Good hygiene is the key to avoiding noroviruses, suggests WebMD.com.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 7, 2022
It has been used in low- and middle-income countries in the fight to eradicate polio, for instance, and has been proposed as a way to keep tabs on noroviruses, a common cause of stomach bugs.
From New York Times ● May 7, 2021
Research suggests that some hand sanitizers don’t kill noroviruses, and neither do regular Lysol or Clorox disinfectant wipes.
From Slate ● Jan. 16, 2017
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