Dr. Miranda Durham, the New Mexico Department of Health's chief medical officer, used a few words to describe the norovirus. The highly contagious gastrointestinal illness, which causes vomiting, ...

The state Department of Health issued an alert last week, warning that norovirus — passed person-to-person by infected people, through contaminated food or water, or by touching contaminated surfaces ...

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Some New Mexicans might be dealing with a stomach bug. Health experts warn it could be norovirus. Norovirus is a contagious illness that increases in outbreaks from November to April according to the ...