Abstract
IF, LIKE THE AUTHOR, YOU HAVE EVER SUFFERED FROM NOROVIRUS, also known as the winter vomiting bug, you will know how debilitating it is. The symptoms of explosive vomiting, diarrhoea, headaches and fever cause misery, particularly when the virus breaks out in a confined location such as a cruise ship or hospital. It’s estimated that each year about 3 million infections occur in the UK; worldwide there are between 500 and 1,000 million cases, resulting in over 200,000 deaths, particularly among the weak and vulnerable. In crude financial terms, there are annual global costs of around $60 billion (£80 million in the UK alone). Getting a better understanding of the different routes by which the disease spreads offers a real hope of improved prevention.
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