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Norovirus
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A surge in norovirus cases is prompting hospital officials to issue urgent warnings, urging the public to restrict hospital visits to prevent further spread.
What is norovirus?
- Norovirus is a viral infection that inflames your intestines, which is why many of the symptoms relate to tummy pain.
- For many people, the illness is relatively mild and clears up after one to three days.
- But norovirus can cause young children, older people and those with compromised immune systems or underlying conditions to become severely dehydrated.
- In extremely rare cases, people sickened with norovirus require hospital treatment.
- Symptoms of norovirus: Nausea, Vomiting, Diarrhoea, High temperature, Headaches, Exhaustion
- Spread: Norovirus is highly contagious, with fewer than 100 particles enough to cause illness.
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