--- title: Norovirus Outbreak Sickens Students at NC State University description: About 60 students at North Carolina State University have come down with symptoms of norovirus canonical: https://time.com/5057433/nc-state-norovirus-outbreak/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-12-09T19:41:49.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T18:30:42.855Z article:section: Health og:title: North Carolina State Students Show Signs of Norovirus og:description: About 60 students have come down with the illness og:url: https://time.com/5057433/nc-state-norovirus-outbreak/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta0868fea053fba90/6988f4807cdbac926ad5b353/north-carolina-state-university-norovirus.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4256 og:image:height: 2394 og:image:alt: North Carolina State Campus og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: North Carolina State Students Show Signs of Norovirus twitter:description: About 60 students have come down with the illness twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta0868fea053fba90/6988f4807cdbac926ad5b353/north-carolina-state-university-norovirus.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Norovirus Outbreak Sickens Students at North Carolina State University > Sponsored content. 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Replay Photos—Getty Images by [Lisa Marie Segarra](https://time.com/author/lisa-marie-segarra/) ## Lisa Marie Segarra Dec 9, 2017 7:41 PM UTC Health officials have confirmed a norovirus outbreak at North Carolina State University after the school says about 60 students have shown symptoms of the illness. NC State University said several students began experiencing “gastrointestinal illness” on Tuesday, and the Wake County Human Services Department confirmed the cause as norovirus on Thursday. While many of the students affected are located in Alexander Hall on campus, there are students experiencing norovirus-like symptoms both on and off campus, [NC State said in a public health notice.](https://healthypack.dasa.ncsu.edu/illness-in-alexander-hall/) The school has recommended that sick students remain in their rooms. [The Center for Disease Control and Prevention recommends](https://www.cdc.gov/norovirus/preventing-infection.html) that anyone with norovirus should wash their hands often, practice good hygiene, avoid preparing foods for others, clean and disinfect surfaces regularly and to wash laundry often. Symptoms of the illness include diarrhea, nausea, stomach pain and vomiting, according to the agency. 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