Six symptoms of ‘extremely contagious’ virus with people urged to ‘stay at home’

A caller strain of the dreaded ‘winter vomiting bug’ is connected the rise.

The fig of radical falling sick with norovirus, which tin besides origin diarrhoea, is moving astatine astir treble the pre-Covid level for this clip of year, figures show.

That fig has been driven by a caller variant of the nasty virus, which has been nicknamed ‘Kawasaki’ aft it was archetypal identified there, which present accounts for astir 90% of cases.

Although it is not believed to origin much superior symptoms than those seen successful erstwhile outbreaks, it is considered acold much contagious.

Dr John Burke, main aesculapian serviceman at AXA Health, 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.’

It spreads easy done interaction with idiosyncratic who has the microorganism oregon with contaminated surfaces.

While astir radical marque a afloat betterment wrong 2 oregon 3 days, the microorganism tin pb to dehydration, particularly among the precise young, the aged oregon those with weakened immune systems.

Six symptoms to look retired for

• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Diarrhoea
• High temperature
• Headaches
• Exhaustion

How to woody with norovirus illness

Anyone infected with norovirus is urged to debar interaction with others for astatine slightest 48 hours aft symptoms person subsided.

Staying astatine location is truthful important successful reducing the dispersed of the virus, which is linked to astir 12,000 infirmary admissions successful the UK each year.

Dr Burke, a GP of immoderate 25 years, said: ‘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.

‘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.

‘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.’

Figures released by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) amusement the fig of norovirus reports this twelvemonth is much than treble that of 5 years ago.

Amy Douglas, epidemiologist astatine UKHSA said: ‘The half-term schoolhouse interruption is apt to person interrupted the upward inclination we’ve been seeing precocious successful norovirus levels, but cases are apt to emergence again arsenic we caput towards Christmas.

‘If you person diarrhoea and vomiting, bash not instrumentality to work, schoolhouse oregon nursery until 48 hours aft your symptoms person stopped and don’t hole nutrient for others successful that clip either.

‘If you are unwell, debar visiting radical successful hospitals and attraction homes to forestall passing connected the corruption successful these settings.

‘Washing your hands with soap and lukewarm h2o and utilizing bleach-based products to cleanable surfaces volition besides assistance halt infections from spreading.

‘Alcohol gels bash not termination norovirus truthful don’t trust connected these alone.’

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