In Alabama, many students were not at school because they had a stomach bug. One school had over 700 students sick. The school closed for a week to clean it. This illness made people vomit and feel bad quickly. Health workers think it might be a virus. Also, students from other schools were sick. In total, 1,231 students were not at school. Parents were told to keep kids at home. The sickness is like the norovirus, which spreads easily. It causes stomach pain, vomiting, and diarrhea. It’s important to stay clean and not share food to avoid getting sick.
Vocabulary List:
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Stomach bugnoun
An illness affecting the stomachoften causing symptoms like nauseavomitingand diarrhea.
Stomach painnoun
Discomfort or ache experienced in the abdominal area.
Norovirusnoun
A highly contagious virus that causes stomach inflammationleading to symptoms such as vomiting and diarrhea.
Contagiousadjective
Easily transmittable from one person to anothertypically through direct or indirect contact.
Vomitverb
To forcefully eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth.
Diarrheanoun
Frequent and watery bowel movements.
