Crossword clues for gastroenteritis
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Gastroenteritis \Gas`tro*en`te*ri"tis\, n. [NL. See Gastroenrteric, and -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the lining membrane of the stomach and the intestines.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
n. (context medicine English) inflammation of the mucous membranes of the stomach and intestine; often caused by an infection.
WordNet
n. inflammation of the stomach and intestines; can be caused by Salmonella enteritidis [syn: stomach flu, intestinal flu]
Wikipedia
Gastroenteritis, also known as infectious diarrhea, is inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract that involves the stomach and small intestine. Signs and symptoms include some combination of diarrhea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. Fever, lack of energy, and dehydration may also occur. This typically lasts less than two weeks. It is unrelated to influenza though it has been called the stomach flu.
Gastroenteritis can be due to infections by viruses, bacteria, parasites, and fungus. The most common cause is viruses. In children rotavirus is the most common cause of severe disease. In adults, norovirus and Campylobacter are common. Transmission may occur due to eating improperly prepared foods, drinking contaminated water, or through close contact with an individual who is infected. Testing to confirm the diagnosis is typically not needed.
Prevention includes hand washing with soap, drinking clean water, proper disposal of human waste, and breastfeeding babies instead of using formula. The rotavirus vaccine is recommended in children. Treatment involves getting enough fluids. For mild or moderate cases, this can typically be achieved by drinking oral rehydration solution (a combination of water, salts, and sugar). In those who are breast fed, continued breastfeeding is recommended. For more severe cases, intravenous fluids may be needed. Fluids may also be given by a nasogastric tube. Zinc supplementation is recommended in children. Antibiotics are generally not needed.
It is estimated that three to five billion cases of gastroenteritis resulting in 1.4 million deaths occur globally each year. Children and those in the developing world are most commonly affected. As of 2011, in those below age five, there were about 1.7 billion cases resulting in 0.7 million deaths. In the developing world children less than two years of age frequently get six or more infections a year. It is less common in adults, partly due to the development of immunity.
Usage examples of "gastroenteritis".
Another bacterium called Campylobacter, which occurs twice as frequently as salmonella, has a relatively high occurrence in young adults, and is now the number-one cause of gastroenteritis in the United States, causing hundreds of deaths each year.
Listeria and Cryptosporidium, both of which can cause very nasty gastroenteritis.
His fellow sadhus are amused, nodding in unison, the empirical source, children immobilized by gastroenteritis, scavenging to live, to know what passes above, this nearly sunset occurrence, shadow moving toward the eastmost Ganges, choleroid feces, choleroid dehydration, choleroid vomit, girls with finger-cymbals laughing in a mango grove, the cowrie, the owl of good fortune.
The death rate in 1900 from gastroenteritis [Escherichia coli, various Campylobacter species, etc.