Current Stomach Bug 2024 News. Health officials are tracking an increase in norovirus, which is more commonly known as the highly contagious 'stomach bug'. When people think they have the stomach flu or a stomach bug, itโs probably norovirus, the agency added.
Doctors say one of the biggest things to watch out for with these illnesses is dehydration. The bug, which causes intense but blessedly short episodes of vomiting and diarrhea โ with or without a brief period of fever, chills, and body aches โ has been on the rise in the uk.