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Acute Gastroenteritis
Vaccine for stomach flu may be possible, UNC research shows
March 2nd, 2008
Every year, millions of people are infected with noroviruses - commonly called "stomach flu" – often resulting in up to 72 hours of vomiting and diarrhea. While most people recover in a few days, the symptoms can lead to dehydration and - in rare cases, especially among the elderly and infants - death. Now, researchers at the University of North Carolina School of Public Health have discovered that the virus mutates genetically, similar to the virus that causes influenza. And, like flu, a vaccine could be possible. "One of the mysteries of medicine has been why do they keep infecting people when you’d think we’d be developing immunity," said Lisa...
Source: Pharma Investments, Ventures & Law Weekly (2008-03-02)
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