You can really help us and our patients by not visiting if you, yourself, are feeling unwell and have vomiting and diarrhoea.

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Outbreaks of malaria, measles and diarrhoea have been worsened by contaminated water.

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Cases of the vomiting and diarrhoea bug have been identified at Poole Hospital.

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To wait at least 48 hours if they have experienced symptoms of vomiting or diarrhoea and no more than two visitors should be at a patient's bedside at any one time.

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Though the nominative diarrhoea of the solar system may have gone a little far, a well-chosen name is both picturesque and memorable.

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And those taking antibiotics were reported to have more side effects including nausea, rash and diarrhoea than those given the placebo.

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Six people have been diagnosed with cryptosporidiosis, which can lead to sickness and diarrhoea.

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It claims to have received over 600 complaints from consumers who said they had suffered reactions including vomiting and diarrhoea after eating the product.

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