SV SEASON IN UK

[abbey_16]

I was just wondering.....


i live in the UK and wanted to know if the SV season is now over as im so scared of catching sickness and diareah...... i live in Leeds and havent heard of anyone with it has anyone else??


thanks xx

[xroofusx]

Hey, i live in the UK to, i live in Milton Keynes, which is about 2/3
hours away from leeds, so far i've not heard of anyone having a
sv..or if they have, knowbody has said anything to me. I think its
going now as i havnt really heard anything on the news about it, like i
think in november or december, there was one place that got hit with
it, but it wasnt leeds.

[abbey_16]

Thanks ....
Yea on the news that was so scary because it was Bradford which isnt far away from leeds so i was dreading it coming over here.... if you hear anything let me know.
xxx

[thegooddr]

Abbey,


SV never really go away throughout the year, but the peak of incidence is from november - march, although this year for some reason the tail end of the peak season was a bit delayed. It does seem though that the number of cases (as reported to the Health protection agency) is dropping and so we may be over the worst of it.


As most people on here will tell you, if you keep your hands really clean (wash them for as long as it takes you to sing Happy Birthday to yourself twice), avoid putting your hands in your mouth or rubbing your eyes too much then you can really go a long way to avoiding getting sick with SV (and other bugs too).


Hope you keep well,





Iain

[woodsy]

dont worry, we're coming out of it now and you should be fine till
about october? i find that my emet was so low last summer it really
does die down! your going to be fine![img]smileys/smilies_04.gif[/img]

[pookey30]

Abbey,


Remember our messages the other day.


Well, my son has v* twice today and has had d* once. So, no, it's definately still here in the uk. Sorry to tell you that.


Nearly everyone I know round here has had it.


Good luck in staying clear.

[abbey_16]

pookey i forgot where abouts do u live though?

[kfitz]

Yeah i havent heard of any for ages now, there was that outbreak in Birmingham in January or Feb but thats the last i heard of it, so dont worry the worst of it is over now

[kfitz]

thegooddr


Why do you say not to rub your eyes?im just curious, i always wash my hands, but i am forever rubbing my eyes.

[thegooddr]

kath,



I am not so sure that it is so important in the transmission of SV if
you rub your eyes or not, but the eye is one of the main routes of
entry for the flu virus, (along with several others) and so
avoiding rubbing your eyes should reduce a potential entry point for
viruses.



Iain

[pookey30]

Abbey, I live in Essex. No where near you I know.


My friend lives in Uxbridge, West of London and all 3 of her kids had it a month ago.


Last week


My niece and nephew had it


Their dad had it


His stepdad had it


My other half had it


My son had it two days ago.


I have felt funny all day so I have been taking my anti emetics today.


SO IT IS STILL DEFINATELY HERE.

[abbey_16]

Essex is a long way away though....
i hope your alright and stay bug free.
i dread catching it every day....