Viral gastroenteritis

Disease information

Viral gastroenteritis

It can be caused by different types from virus, and although it affects mainly to very many people during the time of heat and rains, the infection usually is serious and cannot get to disappear by itself.

The virus most common that they cause it is: rotavirus and the Norwalk virus.

rotavirus, mainly affects small children. Some adults can be contaminated to be in contact with the enemy with the patient. The most frequent symptoms are: diarrea, feels nauseous and vomit and last of 3 to 9 days. The children in addition can present / display: high fever, muscular cramps, headaches and pains.

the Norwalk virus, attacks generally greater children and adults. The symptoms are: muscular nausea, vomit, diarrea and pains.

The virus acquires by means of foods or water contaminated with fecal matter of some infected person. Another form of I infect is of person to person, when touching or manipulating foods without the due hygiene in the hands, mainly if the person went to the bath or touched dirty diapers and later the mouth is touched or puts the fingers in her.

The manifestations of the disease begin generally between 1 and 2 days after contracted the infection and also lasts one or two days, although in some cases it can last up to one week.

Several types of gastroenteritis according to their cause and origin exist, among them are. Acute Gastroenteritis, allergic Gastroenteritis, noninfectious chronic Gastroenteritis, nonbacterial Gastroenteritis, Gastroenteritis by Norwalk, Gastroenteritis by Cryptosporidium, Gastroenteritis by envenenamiento or poisoning would feed, Gastroenteritis by influenza, Gastroenteritis by influenza, Gastroenteritis by radiations, Gastroenteritis by rotavirus, Gastroenteritis by salmonella, dietetic Gastroenteritis, eosinofílica Gastroenteritis, infectious Gastroenteritis or Enteritis, noninfectious Gastroenteritis, toxic Gastroenteritis, Gastroenteritis, viral Gastroenteritis and others more.

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