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Stomach bug sweeping the UK

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People struck down by a stomach bug sweeping the UK have been urged not to go back to work.

Doctors estimate more than 100,000 people a week are catching norovirus, which causes diarrhoea and vomiting.

Workers need to remain at home for 48 hours after the symptoms have gone and stay away from surgeries and hospitals, the Royal College of GPs warned.

The Health Protection Agency confirmed the number of cases this year is the highest since 2002.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7169347.stm

Both parents have had this. A lot of people have been unwell too.

Nasty bug. Scared about going college on Monday now! :P
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My whole family has had something, my Dad has had things the worst with a nasty chest infection lasting over 6 weeks. I'm down with tonsillitis; it's soo nasty. :( None of us have had that vomiting bug though.
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doesn't sound good


hope things calm down
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Hmm, I'd not heard of this bug until today. I always thought it's just something old people say when you hear that "a bug's going round" but apparently it does happen. :tongue:

Not that I want to jinx myself or anything, but I have to say I'm quite fortunate when it comes to these stomach bugs, in that they never affect me. I don't know if it's just because I've never caught one (although being 24 you'd think that was unlikely) or whether it's because I'm just immune to many of them. I can honestly say that when it comes to bugs that make people sick, I've been immune to every one I've come into contact with. It's a bit eerie really. Perhaps they should study me or something.

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Well your genes are highly valuable! My 10year old brother has only caught the sickness bug about once in his life. I have had it probably 15 or 16 times easily. However in the colds department he beats most people. He spends about 8 weeks a year under a cold. At least with most sickness bugs after 3 days you are almost back to normal.
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