Facts about Stomach Flu, Common Cold and Influenza Disease
The influenza disease is an illness which affects the upper respiratory system. Influenza signs and symptoms can vary, but are often similar to the common cold, except that relatively high fevers are almost always present in cases of the flu, but rarely in adults who have a cold. Although most people recover quickly from the […]
Norovirus at Ninewells Hospital.
The winter vomiting bug has forced the closure of two more wards to new admissions at Ninewells Hospital. The action was taken at ward five – which treats medical patients – and ward seven – a surgical ward – over the weekend. Two further wards – 31 and two – remain shut to new patients […]
Norovirus found at hospital
A norovirus outbreak at Ridge Meadows Hospital has led Fraser Health Authority to cancel a number of elective surgeries and to close the medical and surgical wards to new admissions. The ER is still open. So far there are 23 patients and six staff members who had contracted the norovirus. Tags: fraser health authority, norovirus […]
Five million people were infected with norovirus in the U.K.
British health officials said a record five million people were infected with norovirus, a stomach bug which causes vomiting and diarrhea, in the past six months. The number of illness cases peaked at 500,000 during the second week of January, The Daily Telegraph reported Saturday. Read the complete article here. Tags: british health, Norovirus, stomach […]
