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What makes the bug so contagious is that traditional hand sanitizers don't work to kill it. Jahre says you have to wash your hands with soap and water for at least 15 to 30 seconds.

Many commercial household cleaning products that contain a disinfectant likely contain QUATs, for example, disinfectant wipes ...

Moreover, some manufacturers are putting the hand sanitizer into plastic and glass bottles that could be easily mistaken for regular alcohol or another beverage. But the FDA says that as long as ...

Norovirus GII.17 accounted for < 10% of outbreaks in the US 2022-23 season, but rose to 75% during the 2024-25 season, passing the number of GII.4 outbreaks.

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Whether the upcoming norovirus season will surge early again this year may be anyone’s guess. But, scientists say there’s a new strain to worry about (Getty Images for NYCWFF) ...