A GP has issued advice for parents on how they can avoid their children contracting the unpleasant winter vomiting bug.
The winter vomiting bug, officially known as norovirus, is highly contagious and causes symptoms such as vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhoea. The virus can spread quickly through schools and creches during the cold weather, particularly before symptoms become apparent.
Dr Máire Flynn, a Clare-based GP, told RTE’s Today with Claire Byrne she has not witnessed many cases of the disease so far. However, she says an increase in cases is likely as people become more confined to indoor settings over the winter months.
