It's the same each September. As soon as the schools return, various nasty illnesses start doing the rounds. Like head lice, ear infections and flu, stomach bugs are incredibly common at this time of ...

A 24-hour stomach bug is a viral infection, like norovirus, that spreads through contact with sick people or contaminated food and surfaces. Symptoms include diarrhea, vomiting, and fever that usually ...

UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is seeing an increase in cases of croup, strep throat, allergies, a stomach bug and viral upper respiratory infections. WellSpan Pediatric Medicine Physicians ...

Instead, it is a type of viral gastroenteritis that spreads quickly and leaves those infected feeling weak and exhausted. Unlike the flu, which primarily affects the respiratory system, this illness ...

Most of us have had that “uh-oh” feeling usually accompanied by the desperate urge to find the “head” or “latrine” ASAP. This thought might be followed by, “Did I get some kind of stomach bug?” Acute ...

We may be closer than ever to ending those miserable days of vomiting, diarrhea and harsh fever after eating contaminated food or shaking the wrong person’s hand. A research discovery at UNC-Chapel ...

Probiotics have become trendy in food labeling and increasingly popular among doctors, but they don't appear to make any difference in the treatment of stomach bugs in children. A national research ...

Researchers discovered how human astroviruses bind to a receptor on human cells at a molecular level, which could inform new preventive and therapeutic strategies.

Stomach infections are no longer seasonal. Experts explain why India is seeing year-round gut illnesses fuelled by water contamination, weakened immunity, winter diet patterns and viral spikes. Learn ...