CHICAGO (WBBM Newsradio) – Doctors are warning of an early increase in norovirus cases, the highly contagious stomach virus that causes sudden vomiting and diarrhea, as colder weather sends more people indoors.
Health officials say the virus spreads easily through contaminated food, shared surfaces and close contact, making places like schools, nursing homes and households frequent outbreak settings.
Dr. Santina Wheat, program director of the McGaw Northwestern Family Medicine Residency at Delnor Hospital in Geneva, says symptoms can appear quickly after exposure…