Avoid Hospital Visits If You Have Had Diarrhea And Vomiting Symptoms During Last 48 Hours, Say Bristol Hospitals, England
Hospitals across Bristol are reminding people to avoid visiting if they have had symptoms of diarrhoea and vomiting in the previous 48 hours. Over the past few weeks, cases of Norovirus - the winter vomiting virus - have increased in the community. Norovirus is brought into hospitals from the local community and is easily spread by contact with people suffering diarrhoea and vomiting who may have contaminated the environment.
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Filed under: GastroIntestinal / Gastroentorology on November 21st, 2008