What is United Kingdom norovirus epidemic?
{{Infobox epidemic | name = Norovirus epidemic in the United Kingdom | image = | caption = | arrival_date = July 10, 2021 — April 9, 2022 | disease = [[Norovirus]] | index_case = [[London]] | first_outbreak = [[England]] | virus_strain = Bug norovirus | confirmed_cases = 1,053 | active_cases = 327 | deaths = | location = [[United Kingdom]] | cause = Fever, vomiting, diarrhea | website = }} The '''2021 United Kingdom norovirus epidemic''' was caused in England. More than 154 were infected in [[London]], during the peak of [[COVID-19 pandemic]]-[[SARS-CoV-2 Alpha variant|Alpha variant]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/norovirus-outbreaks-increasing-in-england-1#:~:text=Reports%20of%20norovirus%20outbreaks%20in,(week%20commencing%2014%20February) | title=Norovirus outbreaks increasing in England }}</ref> In July 2021, the United Kingdom imposed lockdown to prevent the spreading of virus in the capital. The cases have increased in surge of 5 years later exceeded three times higher than previous viruses.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/norovirus-outbreaks-increasing-in-england | title=Norovirus outbreaks increasing in England }}</ref> ==Cause== It is a type of norovirus that spreads inside a person. It will cause vomiting and diarrhea in patients. It targets the stomach and will cause severe pain.<ref>{{cite journal | pmid=34713915 | year=2022 | last1=Yasmin | first1=F. | last2=Ali | first2=S. H. | last3=Ullah | first3=I. | title=Norovirus outbreak amid COVID-19 in the United Kingdom; priorities for achieving control | journal=Journal of Medical Virology | volume=94 | issue=3 | pages=1232–1235 | doi=10.1002/jmv.27426 | pmc=8662166 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | doi=10.1002/jmv.27426 | title=Norovirus outbreak amid COVID‐19 in the United Kingdom; priorities for achieving control | year=2022 | last1=Yasmin | first1=Farah | last2=Ali | first2=Syed Hasan | last3=Ullah | first3=Irfan