Noro goes to school

Norovirus is striking university campuses throughout the U.S.

back.to.schoolA reported norovirus outbreak at the University of Michigan created some scheduling rearrangements for the 2016 Big Ten Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships, according to a report by Swimming World Magazine.

In 2010, the NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships were postponed a day to allow decontamination of the pool at the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion in Columbus, Ohio after a similar norovirus outbreak.

The cause of a stomach illness that swept through Ursinus College in Pennsylvania over the past week has been identified.

School officials say Norovirus has been confirmed with at least 214 students, faculty and staff reporting symptoms — almost 13 per cent of current enrollment.

And a mystery illness hit a Kansas City volleyball team while they were visiting Omaha to attend a tournament.

For months the team, Club North, prepared for a huge tournament at the Century Link. It’s an opportunity to play in front of college recruiters and stand out as a top player, but for some girls on the team, this past weekend was a nightmare.

Stacey McBride said her daughter and three other girls became violently ill on Monday.

“How four healthy girls get sickened and incubated at the very same time where they all got up at 4 o’clock in the morning violent vomiting. I’d like to know, how did that happen?” said McBride. “They were crippled down on the floor. They didn’t think that they could play without throwing up so there was no reason to play.”

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