SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — The Norovirus, often referred to as the stomach bug, is still making the rounds across the Central New York region.
“Patients will call us with nausea, vomiting, stomach cramps that are lasting longer than a day or two, and most likely it’s the norovirus,” said Jennifer MacBlane, a certified nurse-midwife and nurse practitioner at St. Joseph’s Health Hospital.
The highly contagious virus is something we typically see every year, but MacBlane says this year seems to be more severe.
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“We see it every year. Sometimes more prominent than others and this year seems to be a particularly high year for the norovirus,” MacBlane said…