No, it hasn't affected the USA, at least not on that scale. Feel better soon! ~Amy :-)

LG,
Amy may live in a rural insulated bubble, but I work at a large financial company on the east coast and an entire building on my work campus had this bug at the same time. (Luckily I do not work in that building as I am sure the ladies room smelled awfully rank.)People where I work don't take sick days cause they want to use them for summer vacation time, and in so doing, infect their coworkers on a regular basis.
You are a trooper posting in between your trips to the bathroom.
KO

i'll spare the gory details, but yes, we've got it too. we probably caught it from canada. damn canucks.

mine lasted for a whole week. so, hunker down for a long one.

Hey! I haven't come across this bug here in CANADA.

And here I thought it was the vegetable lunch giving you gas the other day...

So sorry to hear about your illness but you gave me the biggest laugh with your "guide to the vomiting bug" (loved the 'there is no farting' rule). Hope you managed to get rid of it by now.

DAMN that 3 dollar pizza,damn it i say...

I usually do not reach for the tablets i usually tough it out (sooo tough am i) BUT in the case of the vomiting bug i strongly recommend going to the chemist(or sending someone is better) and buying some "GASTROLITE" i think the name says it all and it is fizzy tablets that you put into a glass of water believe me this product was WONDERFUL when i was suffering from the 'BUG'
hope you feel better soon

Remember to cross contaminate!
xox eve xox