Cases of the winter vomiting bug have rocketed by 13 per cent in just a week, official data reveal. Government statistics show 1,475 infected people have been infected with norovirus since July, compared to 1,294 last weekWhat is norovirus? Norovirus is one of the most common stomach infections in the UK and it is referred to winter vomiting bug as it usually occurs at this time of year. But the winter vomiting bug has a tendency to mutate and some strains are worse than others, leading to higher numbers of infections. Scientists create the vaccines in March, based on which flu strains they expect to be in circulation.

Source: Daily Mail December 08, 2017 16:07 UTC