Vomiting and Viruses

RALEIGH, N.C. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- As many as 21 million people a year are sickened by the norovirus. But as contagious as it is, there are still a lot of questions surrounding how it’s transmitted. We know it is shed in fecal matter, but when someone with the norovirus vomits, do they release the virus into the air, and is it able to float around? In order to answer those questions, researchers built a vomiting device.

Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - March 22, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news