Diarrhea is defined as loose bowel movements with or without vomiting. Acute diarrhea is usually sudden in onset and lasts for only a limited time. This is usually called gastroenteritis and is caused ...

Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MD Key Takeaways Diarrhea is often contagious, especially when it's caused by viruses, ...

Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Key Takeaways Diarrhea is often caused by infections, including bacterial, viral, ...

India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal was hospitalised after being diagnosed with acute gastroenteritis. Here's a simple explainer on ...

Approximately 179 million cases of acute diarrhea occur each year in the United States, and most of those cases are entirely preventable, a researcher concluded. The main causes of diarrheal ...

Acute hemorrhagic gastroenteritis is characterized by the sudden onset of bloody diarrhea and other gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, like abdominal pain and nausea. In humans, acute hemorrhagic ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Did you know that on average, every single adult in the United States experiences diarrhea at least once ...

Background and aims: Diarrhea refers to the passage of loose or watery stools, and occurs at some point in the life of nearly every child. Diarrhea can lead to dehydration, which alters the child's ...

Journal of Diarrhoeal Diseases Research, Vol. 7, No. 3/4 (September & December 1989), pp. 70-76 (7 pages) Health care providers were trained to treat patients with acute diarrhoea using WHO - ...

Epidemic surveillance is an effective means to determine the characteristics of acute diarrhoea and the benefits of disease control and prevention. The epidemiological, clinical, and aetiological data ...