PENNSYLVANIA: Norovirus continues to affect students - (The Villanovan)
February 7, 2008 – 6:18 pmThe gastrointestinal norovirus, or “norwalk-like virus,” outbreak that recently spread throughout campus over the past two weeks is still, according to this story, affecting members of the student body.
The norovirus, which is characterized by flu-like symptoms including nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, fatigue and low-grade fever, usually affects those who have it for one to two days and is highly contagious.
Dr. Mary McGonigle, director of the Student Health Center, was cited as saying the Student Health Center has been steadily seeing patients after the first wave of 25 patients on Jan. 23. By Jan. 25, over 100 students had been diagnosed with the virus. Of those students, 15 were sent to the hospital needing IVs for dehydration.
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