The feared ‘tidal wave’ of winter illnesses is sweeping the country’s population. Not ‘wiped out’ as in dead, but rather left bedridden, unable to work, and feeling very sorry for themselves.
The NHS’s yearly advice about taking additional measures during the colder months of the year is no longer much of a surprise.
Self-defense is crucial because ice weather and harsh winds make it more difficult for individuals to get medical attention and treatment, and hospital staffing levels consistently fall sharply at this time of year.
This is particularly true in the years leading up to Christmas, when large crowds of people are often confined inside together, creating warmer, more intimate settings that are ideal for the transmission of germs.
Doctors and general practitioners in the UK are warning citizens about a new threat this year, claiming it is a deadly concoction of four prevalent winter illnesses.
