Viral gastroenteritis (stomach flu) - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
2022年1月18日 · Viral gastroenteritis is an intestinal infection that includes signs and symptoms such as watery diarrhea, stomach cramps, nausea or vomiting, and sometimes fever. The most common way to develop viral gastroenteritis — often called stomach flu — is through contact with an infected person or by consuming contaminated food or water.
Is It Stomach Bug, Stomach Flu, or Food Poisoning?
2021年4月13日 · Stomach flu and stomach bug are informal terms for viral gastroenteritis, a sickness in which a viral infection causes inflammation in the stomach and intestines.
Understanding Viral Gastroenteritis - Johns Hopkins Medicine
Viral gastroenteritis is a viral infection of your gastrointestinal tract. It can cause diarrhea, vomiting and other symptoms. In most otherwise healthy adults, it usually runs its course in a few days. The biggest risk is dehydration.
Stomach Flu: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
2023年7月10日 · Stomach flu causes gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms like diarrhea, abdominal cramps and nausea. You might also call it a “stomach bug.” A stomach bug isn’t always a virus — sometimes it’s bacteria or a parasite — but in any case, the symptoms are similar. You might not be able to tell if your bug is a virus or not.
Gastroenteritis: What It Is, Symptoms, Medication & Treatment
2023年9月25日 · Gastroenteritis is inflammation that spreads from your stomach into your intestines, causing pain, vomiting and diarrhea. When it feels like it’s “coming out both ends,” you’ve usually ingested a virus, bacteria or chemical by mistake.
Viral Gastroenteritis - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
2023年6月12日 · Viral gastroenteritis is a known cause of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, anorexia, weight loss, and dehydration. Isolated cases can occur, but viral gastroenteritis more commonly occurs in outbreaks within close communities such as …
Viral Diarrhea - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
2023年9月5日 · Typically, the diagnosis of acute viral gastroenteritis can be established through clinical observation, rendering laboratory tests and stool studies unnecessary. This activity reviews the etiology, epidemiology, risk factors, pathophysiology, evaluation, and treatment of viral gastroenteritis.
Norovirus - Department of Health
Norovirus is a highly contagious illness caused by infection with a virus called norovirus. It is often called by other names, such as viral gastroenteritis, stomach flu, and food poisoning. Norovirus infection causes acute gastroenteritis (inflammation of the stomach and intestines); the most common symptoms are diarrhea, vomiting, and stomach ...
Symptoms & Causes of Viral Gastroenteritis (“Stomach Flu”)
Diarrhea is especially dangerous in newborns and infants, leading to severe dehydration in just a day or two. A child with symptoms of dehydration can die within a day if left untreated. If you are the parent or caretaker of an infant or child with any of the following signs or symptoms, seek a doctor’s help right away.
Viral Gastroenteritis (“Stomach Flu”) - NIDDK
2023年5月25日 · Viral gastroenteritis is an infection of your intestines that typically causes watery diarrhea, pain or cramping in your abdomen, nausea or vomiting, and sometimes fever. People commonly call viral gastroenteritis “stomach flu,” but the term is not medically correct.