Vomiting virus spreads across most of the U.S.

Widespread gastrointestinal illness affecting populations across the U.S., though norovirus is typically non-fatal with recovery in days.

Across the United States, a norovirus outbreak is tracing the familiar contours of human proximity — moving through homes, schools, and workplaces with the quiet efficiency of a pathogen that has long understood how people live together. The illness it brings is acute and miserable, though brief for most, resolving within days and yielding to the oldest of remedies: rest, fluids, and time. Health officials are watching its patterns, and individuals are reminded that the most effective defenses remain the most ordinary — clean hands, clean surfaces, and the discipline of care for one another.

Vomiting virus spreads across most of the U.S.

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