GPs warn people to stay at home as 'highly contagious' bug sweeps UK

The Kawasaki bug causes vomiting and diarrhoea (Image: Getty )

A caller question of a highly contagious microorganism is sweeping the federation this wintertime with GPs urging those infected to enactment home.

According to information from AXA Health, the fig of cases of the Kawasaki vomiting bug has doubled compared to the erstwhile year.

The strain causing the astir interest was archetypal identified successful Japan successful 2014 and is present liable for astir 70% of each norovirus cases successful the UK.

GP John Burke, main aesculapian serviceman astatine AXA Health, has identified six cardinal symptoms to ticker retired for arsenic the variant spreads this season.

Dr Burke said: "Norovirus is an highly contagious microorganism that spreads done interaction and tin origin sickness and diarrhoea for those infected. Often referred to arsenic the 'winter vomiting bug' cases of Norovirus soar implicit autumn and wintertime arsenic much radical walk clip indoors, successful adjacent proximity to each other."

Kawasaki illness is thought to person originated successful Japan (Image: Getty )

Dr Burke has immoderate applicable guidance for keeping the bug astatine bay, ranging from self-care astatine location to assorted pharmacy remedies. 

In presumption of betterment tips, Dr Burke recommends: "Try to support your meals bland portion you're unwell with norovirus, to debar further upsetting your stomach.

"If you are struggling to support nutrient down, effort tiny amounts of easy digestible foods specified arsenic toast and crackers."

He added: "With immoderate unwellness that causes sickness, it's truly important to support fluid levels portion unwell to forestall dehydration. Our bodies suffer a batch of fluids done vomiting and diarrhoea therefore, you indispensable beryllium regularly drinking wide fluids and electrolytes erstwhile you are unwell with norovirus."

GPs successful the UK are informing radical to ticker retired for signs of the illness (Image: Getty )

Dr Burke besides highlighted the necessity of rest, saying: "When infected with norovirus, remainder is indispensable for a speedy recovery. It's champion to guarantee that you are giving your assemblage capable clip (a minimum of 48 hours) to remainder and retrieve from the microorganism earlier returning backmost to enactment oregon school."

The NHS has much accusation connected its website here. 

Nausea

Vomiting

Diarrhoea

High temperature

Headaches

Exhaustion