UK registers Norovirus Outbreak

• 26 Jul 2021

There is a Norovirus outbreak in the United Kingdom - a very contagious virus that causes vomiting and diarrhea also called "winter vomiting bug".

• Concern: There are many different types of noroviruses. Infection with one type of norovirus may not protect one against other types. Though there is a possibility to develop immunity against certain types of norovirus, experts are not yet able to determine how long that immunity lasts.
• Symptoms: Diarrhea, vomiting, nausea and stomach pain. It can cause inflammation of stomach or intestines - called acute gastroenteritis. Other symptoms include fever, headache and body aches.
• Transmission: A person can contract norovirus by coming in direct contact of an infected person, consuming contaminated food or water and touching contaminated surfaces and then putting unwashed hands in mouth.
• Treatment: There is no specific medicine for this virus. Only we can follow proper hand hygiene and drinking plenty of liquids to replace fluid lost from vomiting and diarrhea to help prevent dehydration.