The norovirus is rife this year with over 900,000 cases of it reported already. Most people I know have already been in contact with someone who has it and in our family my husband and daughter were ill with it although so far I have escaped. It really is a nasty bug and its worth taking any precautions to try and avoid it if you can. This article has a few tips on how you might do that and also what you should do if you do catch it.