Gastroenteritis caused by a norovirus, occurring especially during the winter.
five hundred people fell ill—struck down by the nausea, vomiting, and aching muscles that characterize winter vomiting disease
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An outbreak of winter vomiting disease has led to the closure of three hospital wards in St George's Hospital.
Confirmed cases of the debilitating bug, also known as winter vomiting disease, are already up some 70 per cent on last year.
On Monday we revealed high levels of winter vomiting disease were hitting hospital wards, care homes and schools across Greater Manchester.
So far, 100 people, including staff and patients, have been affected by the winter vomiting disease, although some people have already recovered.
Winter vomiting disease circulates in the community and the hospital said at least one of the cases was thought to have come from a patient admitted from a nursing home.