Health
‘This has never been seen before’: Common illnesses wiped out in fight against COVID-19 – Sydney Morning Herald
Cases of common illnesses have hit record lows as hygiene measures used to stop the spread of COVID-19 have put the brakes on the transmission of many childhood…

Cases of common illnesses have hit record lows as hygiene measures used to stop the spread of COVID-19 have put the brakes on the transmission of many childhood viruses and diseases.
As few as three cases of whooping cough were recorded in NSW last month, compared to 565 in May 2019. More than 1000 cases of the highly contagious infection were recorded in the same month in 2011.
Only 110 cases of stomach flu, or rotavirus, have been recorded up to May this year. More than triple that was recorded…
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