Gastroenteritis
Gastroenteritis is a medical term for inflammation of the stomach and intestines. It causes diarrhea, vomiting and stomach pain. It usually happens because of infection by a virus or bacteria.[1] Another term for Gastroenteritis is Stomach Flu.
Other common terms for gastroenteritis include infectious diarrhea, stomach bug, and stomach virus. It is sometimes called stomach flu or gastric flu, but it is not related to the influenza virus (which is often shortened to 'flu').
Gastroenteritis Media
Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (ATCC 14028) as seen with a microscope at 1000 fold magnification and following Gram staining
Percentage of rotavirus tests with positive results, by surveillance week, United States, July 2000 – June 2009
Deaths due to diarrhoeal diseases per million persons in 20120–2 3–10 11–18 19–30 31–46 47–80 81–221 222–450 451–606 607–1799
Disability-adjusted life year for diarrhea per 100,000 inhabitants in 2004*
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References
- ↑ Martin, Elizabeth A, ed., 2010. Oxford Concise Medical Dictionary. 8th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.