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Now he is one of thousands of Fijians to have contracted the bloodborne virus in recent years – many of them aged 19 or younger, and many of them through intravenous drug use.

"Freshers' flu is just an assortment of common cold viruses that come and hit us all at the same time," says Dr Zania Stamataki, associate professor of viral immunology at the University of Birmingham.

There was the stomach virus at the start of the year, which caused him to lose 20 pounds and develop bad swing habits while overcompensating for a decline in physical strength.

Researchers have made a breakthrough in the development of new vaccine to prevent a deadly virus that affects young elephants.

School and nursery can be like a petri dish with lots of viruses circulating and they may well bring these germs home with them.