With winter starts flu season when people start getting hit by influenza and norovirus a.k.a. winter vomiting virus or stomach flu. But doctors often focus more on influenza partly because vaccines are available to prevent this virus. But norovirus usually remains out of public health radar. Here’re the five little known things about norovirus 1. Norovirus behaves like real influenza does The common thing about influenza and norovirus is they are both RNA viruses. In other words, they use RNA to replicate and it is what makes them highly mutation-prone that in turn makes it difficult for human immune system to against these viruses. 2. It’s hard to kill Norovirus has a special enclosure called capsid. It is a structure that keeps the virus safe from alcohol and other disinfectants. Also, it can survive for several days in room temperature. Regular hand-sanitizers and soa...
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