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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
Lifestyle
Cathal Ryan

Norovirus: Symptoms to watch out for and how to reduce spread of contagious bug

As cases of the highly infectious norovirus continue to rise in the UK, the HSE has issued advice on the best way to stop the spread and the symptoms to look out for.

Norovirus is a virus that is more commonly called the winter vomiting bug, despite the name you can catch it any time of the year, however. It spreads very easily and very quickly from person to person.

The virus is the most common cause of infectious diarrhoea in Ireland as well as in most other countries.

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