Originally Published by The U.S. Sun
SPENDING Christmas exiled in bed while our family celebrates is not a prospect many of us relish.
But with festive social activities ramping up and a number bugs circulating, some of us might be faced with this unpleasant scenario.
A few of the illnesses we’re at risk of catching in the run-up to Christmas are things we’re used to hearing about by now, like the flu and the common cold.
But there’s also been an uptick of other conditions like norovirus and RSV, while a new Covid variant has also entered the arena.
And virologists have warned of a cough sweeping the UK that could last up to 100 days, with cases seeing a 250 per cent increase compared to last year.
Here, we take a look at seven seasonal illnesses that threaten to spoil the big day.
- Flu
- Covid
- Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
- Whooping cough
- Pneumonia
- Norovirus
- Common cold
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