Please try not to worry yourself - easier said than done I know - I'm good at calming people down but not so good at putting it into practice myself! Just make sure that you keep up good hand hygiene, wash them thoroughly before eating anything and try to avoid eating anything with your fingers. Just be really mindful of where you're putting your hands - keep them away from your mouth and eyes. And you can do all this without seeming 'Howard Hughes'.

Keep eating fruit & veg and taking your vitamins - I know eating is scary if you're worried about V* but you need to keep your strength up and your immune system fortified! It's awful that you had it on Christmas one year, because that means you have that association - I hated New Year for years because I once got a stomach bug on New Year's Day... every NY without fail, I'd end up feeling ill. Finally got over it now (I think! Hope I'm not 'tempting fate'). Anyway - just because you were ill at Christmas once does NOT mean you'll be ill at Christmas again. Promise! Try and relax and have a lovely time with your family. Have a glass of wine every evening if that helps you - I find a nice glass of red wine and some comforting Christmas TV helps me to relax during the festive period...

Also: I don't know if you're in the UK or not, but all the media hype is just that, HYPE. I was walking through town last night thinking that if the amount of people were as ill as the newspapers are saying there'd be people dropping in the street like flies...and they're not!