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Is norovirus contagious?

Page last updated 07 July 2020

Yes, norovirus is very contagious. If you get norovirus, you can shed billions of virus particles in your faeces or vomit. It only takes a few viral particles to make others sick. A person with norovirus is most contagious when they have symptoms and for a few days after they have recovered.

Sources & Citations

3. Queensland Government. Norovirus. Available at: http://conditions.health.qld.gov.au/HealthCondition/condition/14/217/484/Norovirus (accessed 17 June 2020).

5. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. How Norovirus Spreads. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/norovirus/about/transmission.html (accessed 17 June 2020).

MAT-AU-2000144 - Date of preparation June 2020