norovirus

While many families are getting away for February vacation this week, experts are urging parents to take precautions as they travel, especially as norovirus cases increase. Inside Logan Airport Tuesday, there was a frenzy of families getting ready to fly out to their destinations, but what they do not want to come back with is an illness. It is not…

Norovirus — the highly contagious, illness-causing virus often called the stomach flu — is spreading across Massachusetts and the nation. Contrary to its nickname, norovirus is not related to the influenza virus. It typically causes gastrointestinal symptoms like diarrhea, vomiting, nausea and stomach pain. Mild fever and aches are possible, too. Positives tests are at a season high in the…

Norovirus appears to be at a seasonal high, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.