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There are FOUR hideous viruses this winter that can turn deadly. Here doctors reveal what you must know to protect your family from the quad-demic

We are all too familiar with the term 'pandemic', but experts fear Britain could be facing a 'quad-demic' this winter - with a surge in cases of four winter bugs...

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04.12.2024, 16:25

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We are all too familiar with the term 'pandemic', but experts fear Britain could be facing a 'quad-demic' this winter – with a surge in cases of four winter bugs, each capable of leaving us bedbound – hitting all at once.

Already rates of norovirus (also known as the winter vomiting bug) – which can cause violent vomiting and diarrhoea – have jumped by 40 per cent in recent weeks, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).

But experts fear the numbers infected with flu, Covid and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a bug which usually causes a mild cold or cough but can also lead to severe pneumonia (inflammation of the lungs), will also soar in the coming weeks as colder weather forces more of us indoors, allowing viruses to spread more easily.

As well as leaving many people feeling awful, it could result in excess winter pressure on the NHS from extra workload and staff sickness.

Meanwhile, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems (including cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy), could be at risk of one infection after another, which in some cases could be life-threatening. Every year around 12,000 mostly elderly people a year in the UK are admitted to hospital due to the effects of norovirus symptoms, such as severe dehydration, which can sometimes be fatal.

Experts fear the numbers infected with flu, Covid and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) will soar in the coming weeks

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