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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Another big difference: Many foodborne illnesses, like norovirus, are highly infectious and spread between humans through something as simple as touching a doorknob.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 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
“You’re more likely to get norovirus in your day-to-day life than you are on a cruise, but people still associate it with cruises,” Adalja said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 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
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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