{"id":20307,"date":"2025-08-05T13:53:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T17:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/?page_id=20307"},"modified":"2025-10-14T16:37:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T20:37:16","slug":"norovirus-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/food-safety-in-virginia\/foodborne-diseases-and-outbreaks\/foodborne-disease-data\/norovirus-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Norovirus Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-20307\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-20307-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-20307-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-20307-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-20307-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-20307-1\" ><div id=\"pgc-20307-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-20307-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Norovirus is a very contagious virus that causes a sudden onset of nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.<\/p>\n<p>It is sometimes called the \"stomach flu\" or the \"stomach bug\"; however, the virus that causes norovirus illness is not related to the flu virus. Norovirus causes acute gastroenteritis, an inflammation of the stomach and intestines. Norovirus is the leading cause of vomiting and diarrhea, and foodborne illness in the United States. Every year, usually in the winter, Virginia sees an increase in reports of gastrointestinal illness, usually in the winter.<\/p>\n<p>On this page, you will find resources about norovirus illness including a communication toolkit, an educational video, and a fact sheet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-20307-1-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-features panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"icon-buttons panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-20307-1-0-1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-features so-widget-sow-features-default-dcea11d2161b-20307\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><ul\n\tclass=\"sow-features-list\n\tsow-features-responsive\">\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(25% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-none\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #ffffff; \"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Norovirus Toolkit\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/noro_toolkit_final_2025.pdf\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf5da;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 40px; color: #006298\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/noro_toolkit_final_2025.pdf\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNorovirus Toolkit\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(25% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-none\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #ffffff; \"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Norovirus Informational Video\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UPLEVCAoNiw\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf1c8;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 40px; color: #006298\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UPLEVCAoNiw\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNorovirus Informational Video\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(25% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-none\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #ffffff; \"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Norovirus Factsheet\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/epidemiology\/epidemiology\/epidemiology-fact-sheets\/norovirus-infection\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xe571;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 40px; color: #006298\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/epidemiology\/epidemiology\/epidemiology-fact-sheets\/norovirus-infection\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNorovirus Factsheet\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Norovirus is a very contagious virus that causes a sudden onset of nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. It is sometimes called the &#8220;stomach flu&#8221; or the &#8220;stomach bug&#8221;; however, the virus that causes norovirus illness is not related to the flu virus. Norovirus causes acute gastroenteritis, an inflammation of the stomach and intestines. 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