Gastroenteritis

Gastroenteritis, or inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, is an illness of fever, diarrhoea and/or vomiting caused by an infectious virus, bacterium or parasite. It usually is of acute onset, normally lasting less than 10 days and self-limiting. Sometimes it is referred to simply as 'gastro'. It is often referred to as the stomach flu even though it is not related to influenza.

Related Topics:
Inflammation - Gastrointestinal tract - Fever - Diarrhoea - Virus - Bacterium - Parasite - Influenza

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If the inflammation is limited to the stomach, the term gastritis is used, and if the small bowel alone is affected it is enteritis.

Related Topics:
Gastritis - Enteritis

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