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Adenovirus infection can cause a gastroenteritis when it may present with diarrhea, vomiting, and abdominal pain, with or without respiratory or general symptoms. [2] Children under the age of one-year appear particularly vulnerable. [12] However, it usually resolves within three-days. [2]
If due to a virus, the condition usually resolves within one week. [18] Some viral infections also involve fever, fatigue, headache and muscle pain. [18] If the stool is bloody, the cause is less likely to be viral [18] and more likely to be bacterial. [19] Some bacterial infections cause severe abdominal pain and may persist for several weeks ...
Bornholm disease, also known as epidemic pleurodynia, [1] is a condition characterized by myositis of the abdomen or chest caused by the Coxsackie B virus or other viruses. [2] The myositis manifests as an intermittent stabbing pain in the musculature that is seen primarily in children and young adults.
Although it’s commonly called the “stomach flu,” norovirus is not actually related to the flu, which is caused by influenza viruses. Norovirus is a leading cause of acute gastroenteritis, or ...
Noroviruses are a group of viruses that cause acute gastroenteritis, or an inflammation of the lining of the stomach and intestines, which leads to nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and stomach cramps ...
The winter stomach bug is back. Norovirus, a contagious virus that causes vomiting and diarrhea, has been surging in the Northeast over the past few weeks.
Norovirus, also known as Norwalk virus and sometimes referred to as the winter vomiting disease, is the most common cause of gastroenteritis. [1] [6] Infection is characterized by non-bloody diarrhea, vomiting, and stomach pain. [2] [3] Fever or headaches may also occur. [2]
Norovirus is a member of a genus of viruses that cause around 50 percent of all gastroenteritis around the world. ... Norovirus is a highly contagious virus that irritates the stomach and intestines.