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Officials urge caution after norovirus outbreak in Mesa County

RBC | If you’re headed to Mesa or Garfield counties to shop, socialize or relax during the upcoming holiday anytime soon, take some precautions so you don’t bring home more than you bargained for in the form of a highly contagious gastrointestinal virus.

An outbreak of norovirus—a virus which typically causes vomiting and diarrhea—has swept through an entire Grand Junction school district, prompting school closures until after the Thanksgiving holiday. The virus is extremely contagious…