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What disinfectants kill norovirus? See the list

With norovirus spreading in New York and nationally, here's how to check if your cleaning products are effective at killing ...

What's the Best Household Cleaner to Kill Norovirus? Look for This 1 Ingredient, Experts Say

Washing your hands with soap and water is a much more effective way to protect yourself from norovirus. That’s because “soap ...

Norovirus Cases Driven by Ultra-Contagious Variant Are Surging. And Hand Sanitizer Won't Kill It

Norovirus, a stomach bug that causes vomiting and diarrhea, is surging again after a harsh season last winter. Here's what to ...
Food Safety News

Hundreds sickened in Hungarian Norovirus outbreak

Norovirus has been blamed for causing an outbreak in Hungary that sickened almost 600 people. The National Center for Public Health and Pharmacy (NNGYK), the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) ...

This winter 'puking' virus is surging across the country — and hand sanitizer doesn't kill it

Stuffy noses and bothersome coughs aren’t the only winter illness symptoms making the rounds right now. Lots of people are also getting sick with norovirus, an unpleasant stomach bug. The highly ...
Health.com

Does Hand Sanitizer Expire?

Steffini Stalos, DO, FCAP, is a pathology and lab medicine physician. She is also the chief medical officer of the lab consultancy firm Blood Associates, LLC. Hand sanitizer expires after about 2.5 ...