Norovirus

High school (ages 12+)
Human Body

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/norovirus

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific classification?Genus Norovirus, family Caliciviridae
2. What is the year of initial identification?1968
3. How do people catch norovirus?It spreads when you eat food or water that has the virus, or touch surfaces that have it, or touch someone who is sick and then touch your mouth. It can also spread when someone vomits and the droplets land on surfaces.
4. Why do kids feel sick after eating oysters?Some oysters filter water that can contain the virus, so eating them can give the virus to people.

Etiological agent: The specific cause of a disease or condition.
Pathogenesis: The process by which a disease develops.
Fomites: Inanimate objects that can carry and transmit infectious agents.
Epidemiology: The study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations.