That ‘winter vomiting disease’ in KY likely isn’t flu or COVID, but this icky illness

Along with COVID-19 and the flu, a separate, foodborne illness that triggers episodes of vomiting could be lurking at your holiday gatherings this year.

Called the norovirus, you may hear it referred to as a “stomach bug,” or more sarcastically termed the “winter vomiting disease.” And while it tends to strike during the colder months, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention norovirus is not a flu.

Instead, it causes acute gastroenteritis, or an inflammation of the stomach or intestines…

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