RT Book, Section
A1 Parashar, Umesh D.
A1 Glass, Roger I.
A2 Kasper, Dennis L.
A2 Fauci, Anthony S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1141411672
T1 VIRAL GASTROENTERITIS
T2 Harrison's Infectious Diseases, 3e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259835971
LK accessbiomedicalscience.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1141411672
RD 2024/04/23
AB Acute  infectious  gastroenteritis  is  a  common  illness  that  affects  persons  of  all  ages  worldwide.  It  is  a  leading  cause  of  mortality  among  children  in  developing  countries,  accounting  for  an  estimated  0.7  million  deaths  each  year,  and  is  responsible  for  up  to  10–12%  of  all  hospitalizations  among  children  in  industrialized  countries,  including  the  United  States.  Elderly  persons,  especially  those  with  debilitating  health  conditions,  also  are  at  risk  of  severe  complications  and  death  from  acute  gastroenteritis.  Among  healthy  young  adults,  acute  gastroenteritis  is  rarely  fatal  but  incurs  substantial  medical  and  social  costs,  including  those  of  time  lost  from  work.