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Scientists discover norovirus and other ‘stomach viruses’ can spread through saliva
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Scientists discover norovirus and other ‘stomach viruses’ can spread through saliva

by National Institutes of Health A microscopic view of salivary gland acinar epithelial cells (pink) infected with rotavirus (green), a type of enteric virus, in a mouse. Credit: Nihal Altan-Bonnet (NIH/NHLBI) A class of viruses known to cause severe diarrheal diseases—including the one famous for widespread outbreaks on cruise ships—can grow in the salivary glands...

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Scientists Discover The Secret Weapon Of Stomach Viruses

Researchers have discovered why some stomach bugs hit us so hard — and spread so fast. New research published Wednesday in Cell Host & Microbe found that stomach infections, like norovirus and rotavirus, are more contagious and more potent when the virus particles cluster together. A cluster of rotaviruses. The image is from a transmission...