Viral gastroenteritis - Symptom
Alternative Names
Rotavirus infection; Norwalk virus; Gastroenteritis - viral; Stomach flu
Symptoms:
- Abdominal pain
- Abdominal cramping
- Diarrhea
- Nausea
- Vomiting
Additional symptoms may include:
Signs and tests:
Tests that examine stool samples are used to identify the specific virus or rule out a bacterial cause.
- Reviewed last on: 2/14/2007
- Alan Greene, MD, FAAP, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital; Chief Medical Officer, A.D.A.M., Inc.
References
US Food and Drug Administration. FDA Approves New Vaccine to Prevent Rotavirus Gastroenteritis in Infants, Rockville, MD: National Press Office; February 3, 2006. Press Release P06-16.
Dennehy PH. Acute diarrheal disease in children: epidemiology, prevention, and treatment. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2005; 19(3): 585-602.
Jabbar A. Gastroenteritis and antibiotic-associated diarrhea. Prim Care. 2003; 30(1): 63-80, vi.
