viral gastroenteritis

gastroenteritis /gas·tro·en·ter·i·tis/ (-en″ter-i´tis) inflammation of the stomach and intestine.

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bacterial gastroenteritis  any type caused by a bacterial toxin or bacterial infection, the most common agents being Salmonella, Shigella, and Campylobacter.

eosinophilic gastroenteritis  a type usually associated with intolerance to specific foods, with infiltration of the mucosa of the small intestine (and often the stomach) by eosinophils; there is edema but no vasculitis; symptoms depend on the site and extent of the disorder.

Norwalk gastroenteritis , Norwalk virus gastroenteritis a type caused by the Norwalk virus.

viral gastroenteritis  any type caused by a virus; the most common agents being rotaviruses and Norwalk virus.

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viral gastroenteritis,

an inflammation of the intestine caused by a virus. The symptoms usually include abdominal cramps, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting.

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viral gastroenteritis

Intestinal flu Infectious disease A generic term for GE induced by viruses Clinical presentations 1. Epidemic VGE, most often caused by the Norwalk agent or Norwalk-like viruses Clinical N&V, diarrhea, abdominal pain, anorexia, headache, malaise, low-grade fever; it rarely requires hospitalization, but may be contribute to death in the elderly 2. Sporadic VGE is often caused by rotaviruses and differs from the epidemic form of VGE as it most commonly affects children < age 2, and evokes a wide range of responses, from subclinical infection to a mild form of the GE, as with the epidemic form, to a severe, potentially life-threatening dehydrating disease