The norovirus on the march: triggers of acute diseases of the stomach and intestine.
Gastroenteritis (diseases of the stomach and intestine) is widespread all over the world and one of the most frequent causes of infant mortality in the Third World. In industrial countries, gastroenteritis occurs second to respiratory diseases in children, rarely, however, with any complications.
D000208:Acute Disease; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D029322:Norovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*