Most children seeking emergency department (ED) care due to vomiting are discharged home. Although they usually feel better when they leave the ED, the vomiting recurs in nearly one-third of children.

To date, there are no approved vaccines or antiviral treatments for human norovirus, the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis outbreaks worldwide with more than 685 million infections each year.

The virus is most common in infants and children but can also sicken adults, experts say.

The southern Indian state of Karnataka, currently reeling under intense summer heat, has been experiencing an outbreak of viral gastroenteritis over the past few weeks, according to media reports. Due ...

Gastroenteritis, or gastro for short, is a gut infection caused by a virus, bacterium or other microbe. The gut is teeming with cells including healthy microbes and the cells lining the gut. But when ...

A recent norovirus outbreak aboard the Caribbean Princess cruise ship has once again highlighted how quickly this highly contagious stomach virus can spread. Here's everything to know about norovirus, ...