An analysis has revealed that self-reported illness appears to have increased when restrictions related to the Coronavirus pandemic were lifted.

The findings come from two reports published by the Food Standards Agency (FSA), which examined how COVID-19 prevention measures and associated changes in behavior impacted infectious intestinal disease (IID).

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The relationship between living standards and incidence of infection in the United Kingdom varies by pathogen, according to scientists.

A study analyzed the association between socioeconomic deprivation and incidence of IID by certain gastrointestinal pathogens reported to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).

Infectious intestinal disease (IID) is an infection

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Norovirus poses the highest burden on society out of 13 pathogens analyzed in the United Kingdom.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) ranked the foodborne pathogens in order of their detrimental effect on UK society. They were Campylobacter, Clostridium perfringens, E. coli O157, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella, Shigella, Cryptosporidium, Giardia, adenovirus, astrovirus,
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