Norovirus latest update: NHS just issued urgent advice to stop spread winter vomiting bug
THE NHS has been forced to close more than a thousand hospital beds in the past week because of norovirus and has now issued urgent advice to stop spread the winter vomiting bug. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - December 6, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Norovirus forces hospitals to close more than 1100 beds in a week
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Source: OnMedica Latest News - December 5, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Winter vomiting bug closes 1,100 hospital beds
The NHS is calling on the public to heed advice and stay at home if they have norovirus to avoid passing it on, as hospitals in England have been forced to close more than 1,100 hospital beds over the last week. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - December 5, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Norovirus symptoms: How the winter bug is spread - how long are you contagious?
NOROVIRUS is a nasty bug which circulates during the winter months in the UK, causing debilitating symptoms for days on end. How does norovirus spread, and how long are people contagious from the bug? (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - December 5, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Norovirus closes 1,100 hospital beds in England
Don't go to work or send children to school until 48 hours after symptoms have gone, NHS bosses say. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - December 5, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Norovirus closes 1,100 hospital beds as flu arrives early
Hospitals in England have been forced to close more than 1,100 hospital beds over the last week because of norovirus — almost double the number than during the same period last year. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - December 5, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Norovirus symptoms: Expert offers advice on how to speed up your recovery if taken ill
NOROVIRUS has caused widespread outbreaks and the result of the bug has resulted in many schools and hospitals closing. Norovirus is often referred to as the ‘winter sickness bug’ and these are five ways to help speed up recovery if you are struck down. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - December 3, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Norovirus symptoms: Do you have food poisoning or the winter vomiting bug? How to tell
NOROVIRUS has been causing outbreaks across the UK resulting in school and hospital ward closures. The illness causes similar symptoms to those of food poisoning, so how do you know which one you have? (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - December 2, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Norovirus warning: The drink that could give you the highly-contagious winter vomiting bug
NOROVIRUS, also known as the winter vomiting bug, can be spread by eating food that ’s been prepared or handled by someone with the virus. One drink experts have warned to be particularly wary of is homemade smoothies. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 28, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Schools and hospitals forced to shut after hundreds of pupils and patients stuck down by norovirus
Howden School in Goole and Parkside School in Bradford (pictured) have had to close this week because of outbreaks of an illness believed to be norovirus, which causes diarrhoea and vomiting. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 27, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Norovirus outbreak mapped: Where has the winter vomiting bug spread to in the UK?
NOROVIRUS has caused outbreaks across many parts of the UK, resulting in school and hospital closures. So where has the winter vomiting bug spread so far, and what can people do to stop the spread of the virus? (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 25, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gut microbes alter characteristics of norovirus infection
(Washington University School of Medicine) The highly contagious norovirus causes diarrhea and vomiting and is notorious for spreading rapidly through densely populated spaces, such as cruise ships, nursing homes, schools and day care centers. There are no treatments for this intestinal virus. A new study led by scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has shown that gut microbes can tamp down or boost the severity of norovirus infection based on where along the intestine the virus takes hold. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - November 25, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Norovirus outbreak latest: 60 schools in England hit by winter vomiting bug
NOROVIRUS outbreaks have been reported up and down the UK resulting in dozens of school and hospital closure. A new report reveals around 60 schools in the North of England have had pupils and staff off sick. Is the winter vomiting bug set to spread? (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 22, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Virus Outbreak Shuts Down 46 Colorado Schools, Is It Norovirus?
When the virus may be norovirus, you can ’t just ignore-a-virus. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - November 22, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Y. Lee, Contributor Source Type: news
School district shuts down amid possible norovirus outbreak
A fast-moving outbreak of a highly-contagious virus has sickened hundreds in Colorado. It prompted officials to close an entire school district of about 22,000 students. Omar Villafranca reports. (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - November 22, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
