What is the next public health risk with which the long-term care industry should be concerned? The answer is norovirus.
Norovirus is a group of viruses that cause the “stomach flu,” or gastroenteritis. Approximately 21 million illnesses can be attributed to norovirus, which is the leading cause of food-borne diseases in the U.S. With what's reported to be the deadliest food outbreak in the U.S. in more than a decade currently making headlines, this message seems timelier than ever.
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