Norovirus: What to do to prevent it

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00:00Hi, I'm health reporter Sarah McCann. Cases of norovirus have been surging this winter.

00:06Here's everything you need to know about the stomach bug and what to do if you catch it.

00:11Norovirus is also known as the winter vomiting bug. It is highly contagious.

00:17Symptoms can come on suddenly as the virus has a 12 to 48 hour incubation period. They can include

00:25vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhoea, a high temperature and a headache.

00:31Norovirus is highly contagious. It is easily spread through close contact with somebody who

00:36has the infection by touching contaminated surfaces or by eating food that has been

00:41prepared by somebody who is infected with norovirus. The best way to protect yourself

00:46from catching norovirus is to wash your hands in warm soapy water. Despite their popularity

00:52during the COVID-19 pandemic, hand sanitizers do not kill norovirus so hand washing is the

00:59go-to method of protection. Because of how infectious it is, the NHS recommend that if

01:05you have norovirus that you stay home, do not go to work or send your children to school for 48

01:11hours after your last symptom. This is because you can still be potentially infectious even after

01:18your symptoms have ended. You can find out more about norovirus, what to do if you catch norovirus

01:24and how to protect yourself from norovirus at nhs.uk