Norovirus is a type of virus that can cause stomach and intestinal infections, leading to symptoms like vomiting, diarrhea, and stomach pain. It spreads easily and is often associated with outbreaks in places like schools, cruise ships, and restaurants.
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Treating the mice with a powerful broad - spectrum antibiotic cocktail decreased the number of tuft cells and the risk
of norovirus infection.
They used microscopy, polymerase chain reaction and fluorescent hybridization to find evidence of
norovirus infection.
These «healthy carriers» are thought to be the source of
norovirus outbreaks, so understanding how the virus evades detection in such people could lead to better ways to prevent outbreaks.
According to lead author Tim Straub, «Scientists have been trying to get an infectivity assay for the
human noroviruses going for about 30 years now, and we are truly the first.
In another study, Wilen notes, mice genetically predisposed to have Crohn's disease developed symptoms of that disease after being infected
with norovirus.
«How highly
contagious norovirus infection gets its start: Virus infects rare intestinal cells in mice; findings point to therapeutic strategy.»
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on norovirus prevention in the foodservice industry.
When
norovirus infects humans it breeds in the intestine, and researchers predicted that the virus spreads by transferring from asymptomatic people to infants and the elderly.
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The company also said it had been served with a subpoena in a federal criminal probe linked to
norovirus cases in California last year.
However, the virus sticks to hands and surfaces much
like norovirus, a common human scourge.
If you are stricken with the virus, the first rule of thumb is to drink plenty of fluids because the dehydration caused
by norovirus can cause more serious symptoms.
Eradicating the bacterial partner with an antibiotic can prevent
persistent norovirus infection in mice.
The gel is highly effective and has been proven to kill
murine norovirus and achieve similar results to hand washing.
This makes the development of an effective vaccine to protect against infection, as well as antiviral therapy to combat already - existing infections, particularly challenging,» says Dr. Grant Hansman, a virologist who leads the CHS Research Group on
Noroviruses at the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) and Heidelberg University.
Interestingly, Nano - 85 was able to recognize the VLPs from a variety of different
norovirus strains.
Virgin and his team decided to explore this possibility by studying a mouse model of
chronic norovirus infection.
Worldwide,
norovirus causes about 1 in 5 cases of acute gastroenteritis, an illness of vomiting and diarrhea accompanied by rapid dehydration.
Leafy greens are one of the easiest ways to get food poisoning because they can be contaminated with germs such
as noroviruses, Salmonella, and E. coli O157: H7.
Those earlier cases involved salmonella and the highly infectious
virus norovirus.
Days before the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, 1,200 security staff have been sequestered after a
suspected norovirus outbreak.
Marsha Taylor, B.C. Centre for Disease Control epidemiologist,
said norovirus contaminates foods
At least 100 people in California have contracted
norovirus after eating raw oysters from Canada.
But new evidence in mice suggests antibiotics may help
fight norovirus, a highly contagious gastrointestinal virus, report scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
But little is known about
how norovirus, which is actually a group of viruses, does its dirty work in the body — including what cells it targets.
The research, published April 12 in Science, suggests that targeting tuft cells with a vaccine or a drug may be a viable strategy for preventing or
treating norovirus infections.
The finding that
norovirus targets tuft cells fits with previous research on the virus and other pathogens.
On cruise ships, staff sometimes recommend eating mushy white rice with the cooking water to passengers
when norovirus outbreaks occur.
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THURSDAY, Feb. 8, 2018 (HealthDay News)-- With the Winter Olympics set to start Friday, South Korean officials are scrambling to find the source of a nasty stomach infection
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The colder season brings with it different challenges for schools and nurseries but hand hygiene should always remain a top priority in order to shield children from winter bugs, such as colds, flu and
even norovirus.
These little invisible beasts — whether they be RNA -
based noroviruses, arenaviruses like Lassa, or influenza viruses — evolve as we do... only much, much faster.
Just ask Chipotle, which has been subpoenaed after the most
recent norovirus outbreak...
A case of
norovirus usually goes away on its own in one to two days, but in the meantime you'll want to make sure that your toddler doesn't get dehydrated because of the vomiting.
The Westchester County Health Department confirmed Monday that an outbreak of
norovirus sickened the customers.
THE WINNER IS... In mice,
norovirus invades tuft cells (the two bright green spots) in the lining of the small intestine (left) and the colon (right).
«Of the viruses worldwide for which there are no antiviral drugs or vaccines,
norovirus arguably kills the most people.
The researchers found that
norovirus works its way into gut tissue in mice that have been pretreated with antibiotics but that the virus can not establish a persistent infection.
The researchers, including Herbert W. «Skip» Virgin, MD, PhD, now at Vir Biotechnology, also noted that
noroviruses tucked inside tuft cells are effectively hidden from the immune system, which could explain why some people continue to shed virus long after they are no longer sick.