For 174 people at Babson College in Wellesley, Mass., life has been pretty miserable lately. The norovirus, a bug that causes stomach flu-like bouts of nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, has spread rapidly across the college’s campus.
After a few days in which the number of cases rapidly increased, the outbreak has finally started to slow. Norovirus is not fatal for healthy adults.
On March 28, the school decided to cancel all classes and athletic events to try to clean up the area and prevent further spread of the virus. Students were asked to remain on campus so that the virus did not infect members of the Wellesley community.
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