Journal
INFECTIOUS DISEASE CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
Volume 32, Issue 1, Pages 103-+Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2017.11.004
Keywords
Norovirus; Gastroenteritis; Diarrhea; Vomiting; Outbreaks
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- Intramural CDC HHS [CC999999] Funding Source: Medline
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Norovirus is a leading cause of childhood vomiting and diarrhea in the United States and globally. Although most illnesses caused by norovirus are self-resolving, severe outcomes may occur from dehydration, including hospitalization and death. A vast majority of deaths from norovirus occur in developing countries. Immunocompromised children are at risk for more severe outcomes. Treatment of norovirus illness is focused on early correction of dehydration and maintenance of fluid status and nutrition. Hand hygiene, exclusion of ill individuals, and environmental cleaning are important for norovirus outbreak prevention and control, and vaccines to prevent norovirus illness are currently under development.
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