Thanks to Ed Yong for tweeting the link to this entirely too vivid article on Carl Zimmer's blog The Loom: The Norovirus: A Study in Puked Perfection. Excerpt:
Today, The Guardian relayed one of those stunning medical stories that causes me to clean off my glasses and take another look to make sure I’m reading it clearly. They report that an outbreak of norovirus in Britain is currently striking more than 1.1 million people with vomiting and diarrhea.
That’s right: 1.1 million.
In Britain alone. What is this fearsome bug, you may be asking, and why isn’t it the subject of a Hollywood horror movie?Click through for the answers.
