Gastro enteritis is a common condition where the stomach and intestines become inflamed. It is usually caused by a viral or bacterial infection. It is highly infectious and spreads easily among people. The main symptoms are watery diarrhea and vomiting, other symptoms are stomach pain, cramping, fever, nausea, and a headache. Often diagnosis is made based on history of symptoms and physical examination. Medical treatment may be necessary if the patient becomes dehydrated. Sometimes antibiotics, antiemetic, antidiarrheal medication may be prescribed.
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Basic information:
http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/gastroenteritis webmd.com.gastroenteritis
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/viral-gastroenteritis/basics/definition/con-20019350 mayoclinic. Gastroenteritis
https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/gastroenteritis betterhealth.gastroenteritis
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases_conditions/hic_gastroenteritis cleveland clinic.gastroenteritis
https://www.southerncross.co.nz/aboutthegroup/healthresources/medicallibrary/tabid/178/vw/1/itemid/562/gastroenteritis-causes-symptoms-treatment.aspx southern cross medical library.gastroenteritis
http://www.hse.ie/eng/health/az/g/gastric-flu/treating-gastroenteritis.html healthservice executive.gastric flu
http://chealth.canoe.com/condition/getcondition/gastroenteritis canoe.com.gastroenteritis.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/gastroenteritis.aspx encyclopedia.gastroenteritis.
http://www.medicinenet.com/gastroenteritis_stomach_flu/article.htm medicinenet.com.gastroenteritis
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154555.php medical news today.gastroenteritis and food poisoning: causes, symptoms and treatments
https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/nclex-rn/gastrointestinal-diseases/gastroenteritis-rn/a/what-is-gastroenteritis khan academy.gastroenteritis
http://www.medindia.net/patients/patientinfo/gastroenteritis.htm medindia.gastroenteritis
https://www.brown.edu/campus-life/health/services/sites/brown.edu.campus-life.health.services/files/stomachflu%2011.pdf brown.edu.viral gastroenteritis
http://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/files.royalfree.nhs.uk/patient_resources/infection_control/(final)_gastroenteritis.pdfamazonaws.com.gastroenteritis
Advanced information:
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/176400-overview medspace.gastroenteritis
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/176515-overview medspace.viral gastroenteritis
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/gastroenteritis/article_em.htm emedicinehealth.com. Gastroenteritis
https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/gastrointestinal-disorders/gastroenteritis/overview-of-gastroenteritis merck manuals. Overview of gastroenteritis by thomas g. Boyce, md, mph.
https://doaj.org/article/647aecbbb9a344caa57085ffb1bd37c4 directory of open access journals. Eosinophilic gastroenteritis: case report and review in search for diagnostic key points. By guillermo lópez-medina et.al
https://doaj.org/article/71899057f3c444a68e69dcd24ee387ce directory of open access journals. Same species, different diseases: how and why typhoidal and non-typhoidal salmonella enterica serovars differ. By guntrama.grassl et.al
https://doaj.org/article/8820717626f74a5298e3be1ce4b093a3 oral rehydration salts, zinc supplement and rota virus vaccine in the management of childhood acute diarrhea. By abdulwahab ma telmesani .
Research :
https://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/content/cda-cdna-norovirus.htm/$file/norovirus-guidelines.pdf health.government.australia.novovirus
https://www.sickkids.ca/clinical-practice-guidelines/clinical-practice-guidelines/export/clins100/main%20document.pdf sickkids. Prevention and management of acute gastroenteritis (age): in children aged 2 months to 18 years
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ebch.1932/pdf wiley.com. Treatment of acute gastroenteritis in children
https://books.google.co.in/books?id=ga38kyqg_hic&pg=pa2&lpg=pa2&dq=gastroenteritis&source=bl&ots=i2a9hcfmrg&sig=6lmkkt_usiqyxcyo_yffqmmte7u&hl=en&sa=x&ved=0ahukewja6o6v5dtmahvimo8khx_gdvw4whdoaqi9atac#v=onepage&q=gastroenteritis&f=falsegoogle books.gastroenteritis viruses.
http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/50/6/882.long oxford journals. The global burden of nontyphoidalsalmonella gastroenteritis by shannon e. Majowicz et.al
https://doaj.org/article/1898ac86227e49e4849c63051c90dfe9 directory of open access journals. Acute myositis associated with concurrent infection of rotavirus and norovirus in a 2-year-old girl. By kei yamamoto et.al
https://doaj.org/article/43aa047bf6654e46b3dcbfb76406db62 directory of open access journals eosinophilic gastroenteritis: a case report and a review of eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders. By chiara benatti et.al
https://doaj.org/article/4765cb1663e64178809d663c61912fe3 directory of open access journals. Racial differences in eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders among caucasian and asian. By jun ito et.al
https://doaj.org/article/b38ba263241d4b2eb7eb3f125a390895 directory of opevn access journals. Oral rehydration versus intravenous therapy for treating dehydration due to gastroenteritis in children: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. By mcconnell don et.al
https://doaj.org/article/baf8b3edf342467fbe99cd35d7613725 directory of open access journals. Human rotavirus genotypes circulating in brazil before and after a nationwide rotavirus vaccination program established in 2006. By caruzo tar.
https://doaj.org/article/cdd67b721f1244b2aaed02f9c54f8f64 directory of open access journals. The dynamics of norovirus outbreak epidemics: recent insights. By leesa d. Bruggink and john a. Marshall.
https://doaj.org/article/e9797fcf9d9d4ecabd8f1a279200b4cb salmonella wien from gastroenteritis cases encountered in mangalore, india : a report of 10 cases and review of the literature. By antony beena et.al
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http://androctor.com/infectious-gastroenteritis-quiz.php androctor.com. Do i have infectious gastroenteritis quiz
http://www.stopthestomachflu.com/home/do-i-have-the-stomach-flu-or-food-poisoning/stomach-flu-or-food-poisoning-quiz stopthestomachflu.com stomach flu or food poisoning quiz
https://sites.google.com/site/gastroenteritis11398402/quiz sites.google.com .gastroenteritis
http://www.everydayhealth.com/symptom-checker/stomach-flu-checkup everydayhealth stomach flu checkup
General articles:
https://www.dovepress.com/acute-gastroenteritis-from-guidelines-to-real-life-peer-reviewed-article-cegdovepress. Acute gastroenteritis: from guidelines to real life
https://www.health.govt.nz/system/files/documents/publications/guidelines-management-norovirus_0.pdfguidelines for management of norovirus
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25431489 national center for biotechnology information
https://doaj.org/article/074fc977ab574c85b0c6dadb1a4bd77d directory of open access journals. Global occurrence and emission of rotaviruses to surface waters by nicholas m. Kiulia et.al
https://doaj.org/article/3584a7be7b23447aa829bf78ef7ba8a6 directory of open access journals. Burden of community-acquired and nosocomial rotavirus gastroenteritis in the pediatric population of western europe: a scoping review. By ogilvie Isla et.al
http://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/1001/p692.htmlamerican family physician. Diagnosis and management of dehydration in children
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/wr/mm6501a1.htm#suggestedcitation centres for disease control and prevention acute gastroenteritis on cruise ships — united states, 2008–2014
https://www.cdph.ca.gov/pubsforms/guidelines/documents/pcofviralgastroenteritisoutbreaks.pdf
prevention and control of viral gastroenteritis outbreaks.
http://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/eosinophilic-gastroenteritis/ rare diseases.eosinophilic gastroenteritis.
http://phys.org/news/2010-05-rotavirus-vaccine-greatly-hospitalizations-acute.html phys.org. Study finds rotavirus vaccine greatly reduces hospitalizations for acute gastroenteritis in children
https://books.google.co.in/books?id=crof-w3g-mqc&pg=pa1&lpg=pa1&dq=gastroenteritis&source=bl&ots=4wjd8pvva6&sig=hm99dstgxorxgmtwafqcfsu-l2a&hl=en&sa=x&ved=0ahukewikyjpb7ntmahxbko8khdq1aj04taeq6aeilqewfa#v=onepage&q=gastroenteritis&f=falsegooglebooks.viral gastroenteritis.
Other articles:
https://doaj.org/article/49e56a6741bd4948a9f0aef7723f8a84 directory of open access journals . A review of important virulence factors of vibrio vulnificus. By mohammed m. Kurdi al-assafi et.al
http://phys.org/news/2011-10-human-norovirus-groundwater-infective-months.html phys.org. Human norovirus in groundwater remains infective after two months
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/piis0140-6736(07)61744-9/fulltext the lancet. Efficacy of human rotavirus vaccine against rotavirus gastroenteritis during the first 2 years of life in european infants: randomised, double-blind controlled study
https://www.breastfeeding.asn.au/bfinfo/breastfeeding-and-gastroenteritis australian breast feeding association. Breastfeeding and gastroenteritis.
Other helpful resources:
http://www.cvsa.org.uk/ cyclical vomiting syndrome association uk.
https://ehealth.me/groups/quercus-cortex-and-bacterial-gastroenteritis ehealth.me. Bacterial gastroenteritis support group
http://forums.webmd.com/3/parenting-exchange/forum/229/0 webmd® parenting community.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=889sm42elrs youtube.symptoms of gastroenteritis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gb6vxkmdfxe youtube. The help video guide to gastroenteritis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sgpzbf4mxy youtube. Gastroenteritis ¦ treatment and symptoms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kuspmw3vjo youtube. Gastroenteritis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pidmepznlbo youtube. What is gastroenteritis?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsa1ewjfvz4 youtube. Gastroenteritis and dehydration - dr kirthi vidyasagar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dafn0o_uam0 youtube. Gastroenteritis treatment
Presentations:
http://www.slideshare.net/chingboolaud/gastroenteritis-ppt slideshare gastroenteritis ppt
http://www.slideshare.net/golwalkar/acute-gastroenteritis-in-children-22nd-july-14 slideshare. Acute gastroenteritis in children ag
http://www.powershow.com/view/1c323-mju0n/gastroenteritis_in_children_powerpoint_ppt_presentationpowershow . Gastroenteritis in children
http://www.slideworld.org/viewslides.aspx/gastroenteritis-ppt-20973 slideworld. Gastroenteritis