Gastroenteritis Acute gastroenteritis is defined as diarrheal disease of rapid onset, often with nausea, vomiting, fever, or abdominal pain. It occurs an average of 1.3-2.3 times per year between the ages of 0 and 5 years diarrhea, salmonella, rotavirus, shigella, gastroenteritis, ecoli, e coli. Rates among children in child care centers are Viral Gastroenteritis All of the viruses produce watery diarrhea often accompanied by vomiting and fever, usually not associated with blood or leukocytes in the stool or with Rotavirus is the predominant viral cause of dehydrating diarrhea. Rotavirus infection tends to occur in the fall in the southwest of the US, then sweeping progressively Norwalk viruses are the major cause of large epidemics of acute nonbacterial gastroenteritis. In schools, camps, nursing homes, cruise ships, and restaurants.
Enteric adenovirus is the third most common organism isolated in infantile diarrhea.
The diarrhea is watery, often is large in volume, and often associated with nausea and Invasive diarrhea is caused by bacterial enteropathogens, and is accompanied by systemic signs, such as fever, myalgias, arthralgias, irritability, and loss of appetite. Cramps and abdominal pain are prominent. ORT is a glucose-electrolyte solution. Appropriate rehydration Step Two. Possible milk or protein hypersensitivity Problems following milk ingestion Lactose malabsorption Antibiotic treatment Antibiotic-associated enterocolitis or resistant organism Step Three.