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Norovirus Sweeps Campuses

Hundreds of students made ill for days

By Peter Fearon,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 7, 2008 2:22 AM CDT

(Newser) – Noroviruses are sweeping US colleges, delivering severe cases of nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. The same crowded conditions which allow noroviruses to thrive on cruise ships give them free rein on campus, reports Inside Higher Ed. There have been recent outbreaks at Georgetown University, the University...   Read full story »

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