Viral Gastroenteritis

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a. Rotavirus -- Group A: cause most infantile disease (most between 6 - 24 months) -- 30-60% of infantile diarrhea. Occurrence is during the winter months (SW to NE spread). Diarrhea, vomiting, and fever for 5-7 days.

Group B: associated with large epidemic of severe diarrhea (3-5 days) in Adults in China.

b. Enteric Adenovirus (serotypes 40 & 41) -- 2nd most common cause of diarrhea in children. Symptoms consist of prolonged diarrhea lasting 5-12 days, vomiting and fever.

c. Norwalk virus -- most common cause of outbreaks of gastroenteritis reported to the CDC. Epidemics of vomiting and diarrhea in older children and adults, associated with shellfish, food orwater.

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Category: Microbiology Notes

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