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Some places in the U.S. are seeing an uptick in cases of the stomach bug known as  norovirus . The  U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  says there were  91 outbreaks reported  during the week of Dec. 5, up from 69 cases the last week of November, per The Associated Press. There have been a maximum of 65 outbreaks reported during the first week of December in recent years. The highly contagious infection is the leading cause of foodborne illness and causes sudden vomiting and diarrhea. Other symptoms include nausea, stomach pain, body ache, headache and fever. There is no medication to treat it. According to the CDC, there are between 19 million to 21 million cases of norovirus a year, and an estimated 900 people die from it while 109,000 are hospitalized. It's  estimated  that one in every 15 people per year are infected. Norovirus is often seen on  cruise ships , nursing homes, jails, schools and crowded living conditions. Cases...
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