Flu season is here with some other ickiness joining the petri dish party, including allergies, strep, pneumonia, COVID-19 and norovirus.

Hospitals have just experienced their busiest week of this winter as cases of norovirus, the bug that causes vomiting and diarrhoea, continue to surge.

Still, it is wise to treat anyone with severe gastrointestinal symptoms as if they could have norovirus, prompting those ...