Norovirus sickens 140 pupils in China school   

深圳140名中学生呕吐腹泻 感染“诺如病毒”

记者7日从深圳龙岗区疾病预防控制中心证实，深圳龙岗区一所学校从1月5日开始有140名学生陆续出现不同程度的呕吐腹泻，经检测，已确定引发此症状的原因系诺如病毒，目前尚未发现病情严重的学生。深圳龙岗区及市级多个部门已介入此事的调查处理。[查看全文]

Classes have been suspended after 140 students were sickened by norovirus at a school in south China's Guangdong Province, local authorities said on Wednesday.

Grade I and II students of Shenzhen Baihe Foreign Language School began showing signs of food poisoning after experiencing stomach aches and vomiting on Monday afternoon. By Tuesday morning, a total of 140 students out of the school's 1,400, showed similar symptoms.

An investigation by the local disease prevention and control center showed the mass vomiting was caused by the noro virus infection. The affected students were taken home by their parents for treatment.

The school will strengthen disinfection in public areas and ask staff to wash their hands frequently. Classes for Grade I and II were suspended.

Symptoms of the highly-contagious stomach virus include vomiting, diarrhea, fever and body aches. Usually patients recover within several days.