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School District Closes For Two Days After 600 Students Call In Sick
62 CBS Detroit ^ | 1/30/2020

Posted on 01/31/2020 9:25:16 AM PST by mykroar

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This doesn’t sound like flu. Instead my first guess would be the “cruise ship disease”, Norovirus.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norovirus

First of all it is extremely contagious, and it *commonly* involves diarrhea and vomiting, unlike flu where typically only young children show those symptoms.

Notable Norovirus outbreaks on cruise ships

https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2019/01/11/norovirus-outbreak-cruise-ships/2547721002/


41 posted on 02/03/2020 5:26:27 AM PST by yefragetuwrabrumuy (Liberalism is the belief everyone else should be in treatment for your disorder.)
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