norovirus
Americannoun
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noroviruses
plural
noun
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Noun Inflected Forms
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
Which is funny, because when I think about cruising, I don’t revisit the miserable 36 hours that norovirus confined us in our cabin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
For example, in the case of the cruise with norovirus, the French authorities temporarily prevented anyone from getting off the ship, leaving passengers trapped on the vessel with norovirus.
From Slate ● May 16, 2026
Mac was so determined to carry on the tradition that he has run with broken bones and norovirus that was so bad he vomited "gallons".
From BBC ● May 3, 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
Since it’s a virus, antibiotics aren’t any help, and there are no antiviral drugs for noroviruses.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 7, 2022
So the idea that grape juice is going to wash triumphantly over vulnerable multiplying noroviruses inside the stomach is wrong on two more levels.
From Slate ● Jan. 16, 2017
“Cold and flu viruses can survive up to 72 hours on plastic surfaces,” said Dr. Gerba, while noroviruses can survive for two to four weeks.
From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2011
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