The flu, norovirus, STI's and more infectious diseases are on the rise in Ireland at the moment - showing a stark increase in 2022 compared to the same period in 2021.
According to HPSC data, 2,330 people have been diagnosed with sexual infection chlamydia so far this year, 811 more than in 2021.
Gonorrhea has increased by 287 in the same 13-week period compared to last year, while 51 more people have come to the doctors with syphillis.
