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endemic nonbacterial infantile gastroenteritis(medicine)
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infantile gastroenteritis (medicine)


infantile gastroenteritis -->
endemic nonbacterial infantile gastroenteritis


An endemic viral gastroenteritis of young children (6 months to 12 years) that is especially widespread during winter, caused by strains of rotavirus; the incubation period is 2 to 4 days, with symptoms lasting 3 to 5 days, including abdominal pain, diarrhoea, fever, and vomiting.

Synonym: infantile gastroenteritis.