But this time of year, another virus typically increases in spread, and causes more unpleasant, if short-term, symptoms. Here's what you need to know about norovirus, or the stomach flu.

The risk of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, is on the rise, along with that of other illnesses including the flu, stomach flu and COVID-19.

It’s a virus that often leads to symptoms people tend to refer to as the stomach flu. People get Norovirus by who touching and interacting with things, people or places contaminated with the virus.

As if cold and flu season weren't bad enough, this winter is turning out to be a particularly bad one for stomach bugs. By Dec. 11, 495 outbreaks of norovirus had been reported nationwide ...

Although flu and stomach flu have similar-sounding names, they are caused by different viruses and have different symptoms and treatment.

In Brevard, Health First hospitals have seen an uptick in norovirus, respiratory syncytial virus and influenza recently, according to Lance Skelly, a spokesperson for the health system.

It’s commonly referred to as the stomach flu despite having no relation to the virus. Norovirus causes inflammation in the stomach or intestines, called acute gastroenteritis.

Stomach flu happens when your stomach and intestines (also called the gastrointestinal or GI tract) are inflamed and irritated. Causes range from bacteria, viruses, and parasites to food reactions ...

Stomach flu, medically known as viral gastroenteritis, strikes without warning and can turn a normal day into a challenging ordeal. This highly contagious virus affects millions of Americans ...

Norovirus is surging across the US. Florida was ranked as the state with the second most outbreaks between Sept. 1, 2023 and Oct. 31, 2024.

"Most people have come to know it as the stomach flu, stomach bug or the 'cruise ship virus' because it’s often the cause of most diarrhea outbreaks on cruise ships.