Viral gastroenteritis—dubbed the "stomach flu"—is the second most common illness in the United States. It is not caused by the influenza virus, and it is not a respiratory illness. Instead, the ...
Though norovirus is often also called the “stomach flu,” it is not an influenza virus or even a respiratory infection; it is a gastrointestinal infection, the most common one at that.
It's known as the "stomach flu" or stomach bug but has nothing to do with the influenza virus, according to the CDC. The illness lasts around one to three days, and people typically exhibit ...
As if cold and flu season weren't bad enough, this winter is turning out to be a particularly bad one for stomach bugs. By Dec. 11, 495 outbreaks of norovirus had been reported nationwide ...