Acute gastroenteritis commonly causes diarrhea and vomiting in children and adolescents, resulting in many outpatient clinic visits, emergency department visits and hospitalizations, often owing ...

Researchers have improved our understanding of how rotavirus, the most common cause of acute gastroenteritis in children, makes people sick. The study is among the first to show that the rotavirus ...

In the United States, noroviruses are the single most common cause of acute gastroenteritis in adults ... of severe diarrhea in infants and young children. In developing countries, noroviruses ...

Although anyone can become infected, young children, older adults, immunocompromised persons and pregnant women are more susceptible and should take extra precautions. Norovirus gastroenteritis ...

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions have improved our understanding of how rotavirus, the most common cause of acute gastroenteritis in children, makes people ...

Reach out to your healthcare provider if symptoms persist. Children who are sick with hemorrhagic gastroenteritis should stay home from daycare or school due to the highly contagious nature of STEC.

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions have improved our understanding of how rotavirus, the most common cause of acute gastroenteritis in children, makes people ...