Norovirus Claims: Are They Worth Pursuing? - Tina Patel, Leigh Day
28/09/15. Norovirus, commonly known as the winter vomiting bug, is the most common stomach bug in the UK. It is highly contagious and transmitted by consumption of contaminated food or water, contact with contaminated surfaces or infected individuals.
Norovirus outbreaks can cause extended outbreaks because of their infectivity and resistance to common disinfectants. This makes it almost impossible to control an outbreak.
Symptoms:
Many report a sudden onset of nausea and experience projectile vomiting and diarrhoea. There can be other symptoms individuals may experience such as abdominal pain, headaches and fevers. Most people make a full recovery within 48 hours after on the onset of symptoms.
Whilst for many people an episode of winter vomiting disease is only an unpleasant experience, for some people norovirus can be more problematic, particularly for people whose health is already compromised, the very young and elderly and it can cause severe dehydration, malnutrition and even death.
Why is it on the increase?...
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