I'm a doctor - six symptoms of new Kawasaki bug you need to be aware of

The strain of the wintertime vomiting bug that archetypal emerged successful Kawasaki, Japan, is present liable for astir 70% of each norovirus cases successful the UK.

The UK's facing a stark informing from apical GP Dr John Burke, arsenic 'Kawasaki bug' norovirus cases deed caller highs. AXA Health reports uncover cases are treble those of past year, with the strain initially identified successful Kawasaki, Japan successful 2014 present causing 70% of UK outbreaks.

According to Dr Burke: "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."

With immense acquisition spanning implicit 25 years, Dr Burke shared important symptoms to spot arsenic this nasty bug spreads. Symptoms to look retired for include:

- Nausea

- Vomiting

- Diarrhoea

- High temperature

- Headaches

- Exhaustion

As grim arsenic norovirus is, symptoms typically retreat wrong days arsenic your assemblage combats the virus. But if you're struck down, Dr Burke suggests definite tips and pharmacy remedies to fend disconnected the fierce symptoms.

Firstly, Dr Burke recommends sticking to bland meals that won't irritate your tummy further. He advises: "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."

Dr Burke besides stresses the value of staying hydrated, saying: "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."

Getting plentifulness of remainder is besides crucial, arsenic Dr Burke notes: "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."

To forestall the dispersed of norovirus, Dr Burke has this advice: "If you go infected with norovirus it's indispensable to practise due hygiene and cleanliness. To debar spreading the microorganism further thoroughly disinfect immoderate surfaces you travel into interaction with portion infected and sterilise immoderate utensils, plates oregon cups that you usage whilst unwell."

He warned: "When infected with norovirus it is important that you debar preparing oregon touching nutrient oregon drinks for different radical to debar contamination. Norovirus is highly contagious, truthful if you go infected you volition request to debar interaction with the nationalist for a minimum of 48 hours aft your symptoms person subsided."

He emphasised the value of staying quarantined astatine location erstwhile suffering from norovirus to halt the virus's accelerated spread. Excitingly, successful a groundbreaking step, the UK has begun trials for the first-ever vaccine against norovirus, perchance offering a almighty limb to combat the wintertime vomiting bug.