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Generally referred to as an inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract, gastroenteritis is usually associated with vomiting and diarrhoea and has nothing to do with the “real flu” (influenza). Gastroenteritis of various causes is the most common cause of diarrhoea and nausea in children and adults.
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Presterl, E., Diab-El Schahawi, M., Lusignani, L.S., Paula, H., Reilly, J.S. (2019). Gastroenteritis: Gastrointestinal Infections. In: Presterl, E., Diab-El Schahawi, M., Reilly, J. (eds) Basic Microbiology and Infection Control for Midwives. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02026-2_14
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