There were 91 suspected or confirmed norovirus outbreaks reported in the United States in the first week of December, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), exceeding the ...

Typical household cleaners like hand sanitizer or wipes don't kill germs from norovirus. Here's what you can use instead.

California’s peak stomach flu season is expected to continue to April. Hand sanitizers don't kill the illness, which spreads ...

Health Canada and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) note that, by and large, food and beverage hygiene at Dominican ...

How does it spread? Norovirus lives in stool and vomit, and it can spread easily. Infrequent handwashing, unclean countertops ...

Unfortunately, one expected tool — hand sanitizer — simply isn't as effective against this particular pathogen. Norovirus is very contagious, the CDC warns, and it spreads from person to ...

Unfortunately, one expected tool — hand sanitizer — simply isn't as effective against this particular pathogen. Norovirus is very contagious, the CDC warns, and it spreads from person to ...

While people with norovirus are most contagious when they have symptoms (especially vomiting), the CDC explains, they can continue to spread the virus for two weeks or even longer. Hand sanitizer ...

So, while you can use hand sanitizer in addition to washing your hands, the CDC says, hand sanitizer is not an effective replacement for hand-washing — especially when it comes to preventing ...

While they’re convenient when you’re on the go, hand sanitizers will not kill norovirus, per the CDC. “The alcohol in them can’t just penetrate and disrupt this virus,” says William ...

A lot of people tend to use sanitizers to prevent norovirus. But is it really effective? According to the CDC, "Hand sanitizer does not work well against norovirus. You can use hand sanitizers ...