Infection · UKMLA & AKT
Norovirus gastroenteritis
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test. Below are the key points to recognise norovirus gastroenteritis — the full SA Note notes add investigations, management, complications and 10 practice questions.
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- Most common cause of gastroenteritis in the UK - all age groups; peaks in winter ('winter vomiting disease')
- Small, non-enveloped single-stranded RNA virus (Caliciviridae family)
- Extremely low infective dose (~18 viral particles); spreads via faecal-oral route, fomites, and vomit aerosols
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