Norwalk virus


Nature

Norwalk-type viruses are extremely infectious. You can be infected with a Norwalk virus by consuming contaminated food or water or just by touching things an infected person has touched.

Incidence

In 1998, 270 passengers aboard a cruise ship suffered from gastroenteritis caused by a Norwalk virus. The source of the outbreak was never found.


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