Glossary for Viral gastroenteritis

• Abdominal cramps: A condition which is characterized by the sensation of muscle cramps that is located in the abdomen
• Adenoviruses: Common viruses causing common cold and various other ailments.
• Appendicitis/acute appendicitis/chronic appendicitis:
• Astrovirus: An RNA virus that may affect the gastrointestinal system
• Astroviruses:
• Celiac Disease: Digestive intolerance to gluten in the diet.
• Cholera: An acute bacterial disease transmitted through food or water contaminated with human faeces. The intestinal infection is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.
• Dehydration: Loss of fluids in the body
• Diabetic Diarrhea: Diarrhea that occurs in diabetics as a result of the damage done by diabetes to the digestive system. Digestive system damage is caused by intestinal neuropathy (damage to intestinal nerves) or bacterial overgrowth or both.
• Diarrhea: Loose or watery stool.
• Digestive Diseases: Diseases that affect the digestive system
• E-coli food poisoning: Type of bacterial food poisoning
• Enteroviruses: Viruses affecting the digestive tract.
• Fever: Elevation of the body temperature above the normal 37 degrees celsius
• Food poisoning: Poisoning from a substance or microbe in food.
• Gastritis: Inflammation of the stomach lining
• Gastroenteritis: Acute stomach or intestine inflammation
• Giardia: Contagious parasitic digestive infection
• Headache: In medicine a headache or cephalalgia is a symptom of a number of different conditions of the head and sometimes neck. Some of the causes are benign while others are medical emergencies. It ranks among the most common pain complaints
• Isosporiasis: Infection with a type of protozoan parasite (Isoporo belli). Infections tend to occur in tropical countries and AIDS patients are the most susceptible. Healthy individuals tend to recover within weeks whereas the disease persists for months or years in immunocompromised patients and may ultimately result in death. Incubation period is about one week.
• Microsporidiosis: An infectious disease caused by a certain group of protozoa which form spores (microsporidia) e.g. Encephalitozoon, Enterocytozoon, Nosema, Pleistophora, Trachipleistophora, Vittaforma, Enterocytozoon bieneusi, Enterocytozoan )Septata) intestinalis). The protozoa invade and live inside the hosts cells. The release spores into the gastrointestinal tract where they are excreted and can infect other animals. The infection is often asymptomatic in healthy people but can cause serious symptoms affecting various parts of the body in immunocompromised people.
• Norwalk-like viruses: Several shellfish or oyster-associated gastro-causing viruses related to Norwalk or caliciviruses.
• Rotavirus: Diarrhea-causing virus in infants.
• Salmonella food poisoning: Common type of food poisoning.
• Shigellosis: An infectious disease which affects the intestinal tract and is caused by the Shigella bacteria. The condition may be severe, especially in children, but may be asymptomatic in some cases. The disease can be transmitted through fecal-oral contact.
• Stomach Conditions: Any condition that affects a persons stomach
• Trichinosis: Worm infection usually caught from pigs
• Viral digestive infections: Any virus that infects the gastrointestinal tract causing a medical condition
• Viral diseases: Any disease that is caused by a virus
• Vomiting: Vomiting or retching symptoms.

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