Now it's a QUADRUPLEDEMIC: Experts warns UK of FOUR highly contagious winter bugs sweeping the country READ MORE: World-first vaccine set to combat the misery of norovirus By Emily Stearn, Senior Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 12:26 EDT, 31 October 2024 | Updated: 12:37 EDT, 31 October 2024 e-mail View comments Brits were today told to brace themselves for a 'quadrupledemic' amid an upsurge in norovirus cases. Rates of the vomiting bug are up over 40 per cent in just a fortnight figures show, piling pressure on the health service before the season even gets into full swing. Covid, RSV and flu will also bite in the coming weeks, despite them currently circulating at low levels, health experts predict.
Carolina Goncalves, superintendent pharmacist for Pharmica , said: 'The risk of a "quadrupledemic" is quite real for some individuals. 'Concurrent outbreaks of Covid, flu, RSV and norovirus during the colder months can trigger back-to-back illness and may be exacerbated by seasonal factors, increased indoor gatherings and weak immune systems in some individuals.' Norovirus can show similar symptoms to Covid, with both viruses causing chills, fever and headaches.
Yet it also causes explosive vomiting and diarrhoea. The stomach bug usually goes away on its own within two to three days. Norovirus can appear similar the symptoms of Covid, with both viruses causing chills, fever and headaches Figures released by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) today revealed cases of .