NOROVIRUS

Course overview

NOROVIRUSES ARE NONENVELOPED, POSITIVE-SENSE, SINGLE-STRANDED RNA VIRUSES BELONGING TO THE CALICIVIRIDAE VIRAL FAMILY. NOROVIRUS IS A COMMON CAUSE OF ACUTE GASTROINTESTINAL ILLNESS WORLDWIDE. IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES WITH ROTAVIRUS VACCINE PROGRAMS, NOROVIRUS SURPASSES ROTAVIRUS AS THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF GASTROENTERITIS IN CHILDREN. COMMON SYMPTOMS OF NOROVIRUS INFECTION INCLUDE NAUSEA, VOMITING, AND DIARRHEA. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF NOROVIRUS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ITS MANAGEMENT