" Signs and symptoms usually begin 12 to 48 hours after your first exposure to a norovirus and last 1 to 3 days," noted the Mayo Clinic. "You can continue to shed virus in your stool for several weeks after recovery. "This shedding can last weeks to months if you have another medical condition."

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Norovirus has torn through the U.S. this winter, peaking early in some parts of the country but taking hold in South Florida over the last few weeks. Experts say every person who gets it passes it

People hit by the virus can suffer from severe nausea and vomiting, watery diarrhoea leading to dehydration, painful stomach cramps, and possible low-grade fevers, chills, muscle aches, and tiredness, reports Bristol Live.

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