Gastroenteritis
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Gastroenteritis (also known as gastric flu or stomach flu, although unrelated to influenza) is inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, involving both the stomach and the small intestine and resulting in acute diarrhea and vomiting. It can be transferred by contact with contaminated food and water.
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See also
- Diarrhea
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- Food poisoning
- Eosinophilic gastroenteritis
- Hemorrhagic gastroenteritis
- Cholera
- Dysentery
- Infectious diarrhea
- Traveler's diarrhea
- Wilderness diarrhea
- Pseudomembranous colitis
- Rotavirus
- Cryptosporidium
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