Linking time-varying symptomatology and intensity of infectiousness to patterns of norovirus transmission.

Norovirus (NoV) transmission may be impacted by changes in symptom intensity. Sudden onset of vomiting, which may cause an initial period of hyper-infectiousness, often marks the beginning of symptoms. This is often followed by: a 1-3 day period of milder symptoms, environmental contamination follow...

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Main Authors: Jonathan L Zelner, Benjamin A Lopman, Aron J Hall, Sebastien Ballesteros, Bryan T Grenfell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3722229?pdf=render