Human Norovirus Might Infect Dogs, Can They Infect Us Back?

Saturday, April 11, 2015 - 10:50 in Health & Medicine

Human norovirus can cause an immune response in dogs so it leads to obvious concern over whether or not dogs can transmit it to other people.Norovirus, which causes vomiting and diarrhea, is extremely contagious among humans. It infects 19-21 million Americans annually - more than six percent of the US population - according to the CDC. Those infections may result in as many as 71,000 hospitalizations, and 800 deaths. read more

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