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GASTROENTERITIS - VIRAL
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Acute gastroenteritis is a diarrheal disease of rapid onset.
Viruses are one of the common causes of acute gastroenteritis.
Rotavirus, norovirus/"Norwalk-like" virus, sapovirus, enteric adenovirus serotypes 40 and 41, astrovirus, calicivirus and enterovirus are the established viral agents causing gastroenteritis.
Rotavirus is the most common pathogen causing diarrhea in patients 3-24 months old.
Patients <3 months old are protected by maternal rotavirus antibodies that are passed transplacentally and possibly by breastfeeding.
Transmission is through fecal-oral route.

Gastroenteritis - Viral References

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